Cae'r-hen-Eglwys

One and  half metre high Standing Stones located in a hill field at Cae'r-hen-Eglwys ,    between the villages of Cefn Cribwr and Lalestown . The stones are not prehistoric monoliths . They are gateposts and represent all that remains of a 11th Century Medieval Church - ' St Cewydd's Church '  . 

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Everyone...  .. The weather for the last week and more  has been a combination of  grey  skies constant rain and gales  .The rain ceased yesterday morning- New Years Eve -  the sun made an appearance  .  Making the most of the dry day I hiked up in to hills . It turned out to be a false dawn weather wise  . I got absolutely drenched in monsoon type conditions  . Hiking over to Cefn Rhondda  10km there and back.  Trekking over the top of the mountain then along the forest road into intermittent thick fog that hung over the  bronze age site magically transforming  a very wet Saturday into an awesome experience . 

Stay Safe..

Cairn 1 aligned with Cairn no 2 .

Cairn no 2  (( SS99279629)

Birch Polypore 

Cairn 3  ..50 metres  from Cairns 1& 2 

Sheep Fold on Mynydd yr Eglwys

 

Small drystone sheep fold  (Post Medieval) constructed on the lower slopes of Mynydd yr Eglwys (SS979685) .

 

Winter Solstice 21

 

The Sleeping Giant Winter Solstice 21

 

It's been a long time since I rock and rolled it's been a long time since my last post . Last Tuesday was the 21st of December  I went  a small town called  Craig-y-nos near the top of the Swansea valley near  Dan-yr-Ogof caves .  After parking and directions we set off on the  'Quarry Trail' , hiking up one side of Cribarth Mountain aka the 'Sleeping Giant'. The plan was to visit a seven stones alignment  'Saith Maen ', located on the upper slopes . Somewhere along the trail  my phone died . Making it impossible to find the stone row on moorland pocked marked with sinkholes and limestone crags . We followed the track to the top to see what else the mountain has to offer . 

 HAPPY XMAS ..

 Gilbraith Cairn 

 Hollowed out mound of limestone rock located near a trig point making it very easy to find . .

Imbolc 2021

The first of February marks the day our pagan ancestors celebrated the arrival of spring . Imbolc meaning ‘in the womb’,  took the form of fertility and propagation rituals in honour of the goddess Brigid .

Graig Fawr Hike .

 

Hiked to Crug yr Afan (SS920395)  last Friday . 

Graig Fawr

Crug yr Afan

Crug yr Afan Cist

Fox I think .

In a rut 'gotta get out of it '. Nothing serious post Xmas blues maybe . 

Walking is the best medicine ..

8.5 miles ....

Graig Fach . 

Bwlch Mountain Pass