St. Samson pursued his journey by land, but the last phase involved a crossing, from the now reclaimed estuary of the rivers Rhydeg and Alun, to Ynys Pyr across what can be a quite turbulent stretch of salt water. Records of the maritime wanderings of the early Celtic Christian “saints” clearly demonstrate the major importance…

Ever wondered what kinds of Welsh jobs early people did? While some roles have been lost to time, yet they helped shaped the Wales we know today. #1. This photo was captured by famed Welsh photographer John Thomas in 1885 and shows R Evans, a wheelwright from Yr Ystog (English: Church Stoke), Powys.  A wheelwright…

We’ve gathered a list of Welsh maps shown on our Facebook page. How many of these can you recognise? The mythological tradition of

Buddug (better known by the simplified Latin name “Boudica”) was an ancient Iceni Briton, albeit from what would today be the region of

This is Cronfeydd Cwm Elan (Elan Valley Reservoirs) in Cwm Elan (Elan Valley), Powys. They consist of a chain of man-made lakes dating back