High up in Eryri, Twll Du (‘Devil’s Kitchen’, though the literal translation is ‘black hole’) is an impressive cleft above Cwm Idwal. The name itself comes from the clouds often seen to…
The Oldest Known Map of Wales, Britain & Ireland – Welsh Histories
This may look like the strangest map you have ever seen but, in fact, it is the oldest known map of the island of Great Britain and the island of Ireland, under…
The Jurassic Dinosaur Fossil of Penarth
Did you know that the world’s oldest known Jurassic dinosaur fossil was discovered in Cymru (near Penarth in the south) in 2014? What’s the Story? Advertisement The remains of the dinosaur were…
The Devil’s Bridge, Ceredigion
This isn’t no ordinary bridge. This is Pontarfynach (“The bridge on the Mynach”) in Ceredigion, just 16 km east of Aberystwyth, which has come to be known as the “Devil’s Bridge”. What’s…
Before & After Roman Britain
I am aware that these maps are never 100% accurate and, given the time period, we have no way of knowing for certain what exactly Great Britain looked like in ancient times,…