My husband has kept these hidden on his drive until now, so I hadn’t even seen them!
These two pictures were taken on a nothing of a road from Devil’s Bridge (east of Aberystwyth) through the Elan Valley to Cilmeri. The road was protected by a cattle guard on either end, was really only one lane (albeit paved), and we saw two cars and a million sheep for the two hours we were on it.
The rock is broken over the English translation and at first I couldn’t believe what it said. It is at ‘Llywelyn’s Well’, which you reach by following a narrow path and some stairs behind his monument at Cilmeri. It should read “Legend has it that this is the well where the head of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd was washed.”
Dinas Bran:
Dolwyddelan and Dolbadarn:
don’t know if you managed to catch this History of Wales on TV – first shown on BBC Wales this year – this episode covers 700-1500AD – some stunning photography too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONulZpdXvgI&feature=relmfu
Thank you for posting that! We couldn’t get it in the US when it originally aired. I’ve really wanted to see it!
Gorgeous pictures. I love exploring old ruins. Hope to see Tintagel on my visit to the UK next summer. I need to fit in a trip to Wales! 🙂
Oh, I’m so glad you found Dolbadarn Castle – I kept meaning to send you an email to ask you if you had been to it because I only discovered it on this year’s trip and I’ve been going to Wales for years!!
We’ve been finding all these hidden gems we missed–my husband is developing a list! But we did make it there. I have a couple of videos talking about the history …https://sarahwoodbury.com/better-know-a-castle-dolbadarn-castle-gwynedd/
https://sarahwoodbury.com/the-brothers-gwynedd-31-may-2012/