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Cellar at Segontium Roman Fort

Segontium was a Roman fort that played an important part in the often difficult conquest of North…

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Yr Llwyth Olaf or The Last Haul

If you visit Barmouth, in West Wales, you can find an amazing carved marble sculpture depicting three…

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Carved stone at Caerwent
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Roman carved stone at Caerwent Basilica

If you visit Caerwent, in southeast Wales, you’ll find many excellent historic ruins. That’s because it was…

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Frieze from the first Picton Monument

Lieutenant general Thomas Picton was apparently, to put it mildly, not a very nice person. Even by…

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Dyffryn Ardudwy neolithic burial chambers

Close to the beautiful coast of Cardigan Bay, on the windswept western side of Eryri (Snowdonia in…

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Cors y Gedol neolithic burial chamber

Wales is well known for being steeped in ancient history. And along the ruggedly beautiful coast of…

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Son of Dum Dum in Barmouth

Wales is, and rightly so, world-famed for its art and culture: some from the depths of its’…

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Millstone at Avoncroft Museum

On a trip to the excellent Avoncroft outdoor museum, near Bromsgrove in western England, I came across…

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Caerleon Amphitheatre Roman walls and steps

Originally built around 90 AD Caerleon amphitheatre was a popular entertainment venue for the legionnaries, and others…

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Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre Nemesis Shrine

One of the exciting features of the Roman remains in Caerleon, South Wales, is the amphitheatre. According…

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