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llywelaSo yesterday the fella and I decided to make the most of a spot of January sunshine with a walk in the country - a bit boggy still underfoot, perhaps, but we were all kitted out for it. We decided to try out one of Derek Brockway's 'weatherman walking' routes, and selected a gentle 6 mile hike around Dyffryn in the Vale of Glamorgan, taking in the villages of St Nicholas and St Lythan's en route.
Starting in the tea room at Dyffryn House itself, the walk was muddy but beautiful, taking us across fields and through woods.
Our journey also took in not one but two Neolithic cromlechs, ancient burial sites dating back some 6,000 years - that's a millennium older than Stonehenge.
The first we visited was Tinkinswood, a megalithic burial chamber which was excavated in 1914, when restoration work was also undertaken, including the insertion of a pillar to support the dolmen capstone. The burial mound itself is badly eroded, but the shape of the barrow is still clearly visible.
Tinkinswood is close to the villages of St Nicholas and Dyffryn, and just along the road again is the hamlet of St Lythans, which boasts a beautiful 12th century church
We passed through St Lythans at rush hour - three cars and a bike all on the road at the same time!
Also at St Lythans is another long barrow, marked by a prominent dolmen. This site has never been properly excavated, the field used mostly for pasture, the long barrow beneath remaining undisturbed.
All in all, a good day out!
Starting in the tea room at Dyffryn House itself, the walk was muddy but beautiful, taking us across fields and through woods.
Our journey also took in not one but two Neolithic cromlechs, ancient burial sites dating back some 6,000 years - that's a millennium older than Stonehenge.
The first we visited was Tinkinswood, a megalithic burial chamber which was excavated in 1914, when restoration work was also undertaken, including the insertion of a pillar to support the dolmen capstone. The burial mound itself is badly eroded, but the shape of the barrow is still clearly visible.
Tinkinswood is close to the villages of St Nicholas and Dyffryn, and just along the road again is the hamlet of St Lythans, which boasts a beautiful 12th century church
We passed through St Lythans at rush hour - three cars and a bike all on the road at the same time!
Also at St Lythans is another long barrow, marked by a prominent dolmen. This site has never been properly excavated, the field used mostly for pasture, the long barrow beneath remaining undisturbed.
All in all, a good day out!
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Date: 2015-01-11 09:03 pm (UTC)You had a lovely day.
Thanks for sharing your photos.
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Date: 2015-01-12 06:44 am (UTC)TV can be educational!
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Date: 2015-01-11 09:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-01-12 06:46 am (UTC)Plus, cultural! With the ancient monuments and all.
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Date: 2015-01-12 12:50 pm (UTC)