Welcome to my website. I am a medieval historian based in Wales with close links to a number of heritage and community organisations.
Latest Blog Posts
The Heroes of Conscience of 1662
The main purpose of my great hike from Pendine to Llandawke was to see the effigy of St Margaret Marloes in the church (more on that at https://welshtombs.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/st-margaret-marloes/ ) The walk there was... READ MORE
We’ve been here before …
Back in 2022, when we were mostly getting over the lockdowns, I went over the Lesser Garth and round the quarry, and found the ruins of Ton-mawr farm (see https://www.heritagetortoise.co.uk/2022/08/back-to-the-deserted-farms/ ). All that... READ MORE
More lost farms above Cardiff
I had another go at the hollow lanes which form part of the pilgrimage route from Llandaff to Penrhys. The waymarked path goes up Church Road to Pentyrch and swings round to cross... READ MORE
Lost churches in the south Wales uplands
The hills above the mining valleys of south Wales are dotted with the remains of little medieval churches. (Technically they were chapels – chapels of ease, where the congregation still had to go... READ MORE
