Tag: Standing Stones

• Croes Faen – Exploring the Ancient Standing Stones of Tywyn

  

  There is something quietly arresting about the stretch of coastal plain just beyond Tywyn in Gwynedd, where the land opens out from the wide beach along the shores of Cardigan Bay towards the mountain range of Cadair Idris and the foothills to the east. Along the line of the modern A493, following what was almost…

  Paul Challinor

  April 9, 2026

  Ancient Churches, Bronze Age, Wales, Welsh Legends

  Bronze Age, Bronze Age Briton, Bronze Age Wales, Medieval Wales, Megalithic Monulmets, St Cadfan, Standing Stones, Tywyn

• Cregennan Lakes

  

  After our trip across the Mawddach Bridge we drove the short distance to Cregennan Lakes for our picnic. This is perhaps my favourite place, and used to be very quiet and tranquil. It was still quiet when we visited, but perhaps only if you compare it with a town centre on market day. The car…

  Paul Challinor

  April 12, 2015

  Wales, Welsh Legends

  Cregennan Lake, Llys Bradwen, Standing Stones