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Off the Celtic Stones Trail

March 14, 2014

Well, the attempt to find another way over Stormy Down was a complete bust –...

Llancarfan – the post-medieval texts

August 16, 2014

Epic day at Llancarfan yesterday with Christina Welch of Winchester University and Ian Fell. Main...

Lost farms, lost settlements

April 23, 2020

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

Pontypool – not quite what you expect of a Valleys town

October 5, 2013

Excellent MA field trip to Pontypool, led by Steve. For the full description, go to...

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...

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...