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Lost farms, lost settlements

April 23, 2020

To distract us during the lockdown, while we can’t do much in the way of...

Coedcae Garw

July 29, 2020

I’m still finding ruined farmsteads north of Cardiff. The number surprises me. We’re used to...

Coedcae and the Cwm

August 4, 2020

Having found the ruins of Coedcae Garw thanks to @mikekohnstamm (https://www.heritagetortoise.co.uk/2020/07/coedcae-garw/) I’ve reverse engineered the...

If the past is a foreign country, should you get its geography right?

August 19, 2013

Hilary Mantel says that if you want to write historical novels and you include facts...

The dying of the light

October 29, 2014

If you teach death and commemoration, it’s a very strange experience caring for someone through...

More deserted farmsteads …

May 9, 2020

Well, this is Bwlchygelli, at ST 16711 84736 just where John Owen said it would...