I was at both Stonehenge and Avebury. Until you have stood beside one of these megaliths you cannot comprehend the size, the mass and the incredible amount of labor it took to create them. I believe we greatly underestimate the mentality of "Early Man."
I found some interesting bits about gower names a couple of years ago. Gower, a corruption of the welsh "Gwyr" from "Gwyro", to deviate or swerve. This name was probably suggested by the deviation of the peninsular from the mainland. Original welsh name, "Rheged", which implies a promontary running out into the sea. Its english name was "Swervington" lol
I visited Arthur's Stone last week after watching your video. I saw a lot of stones (a massive pile, I could see them as I walked up to Arthur's Stone) a short distance away to the left of Arthur's Stone (probably a 2 minute walk) and wondered why they were there, would you guys happen to know? I wasn't sure if they were as old as Arthur's Stone itself, it seemed fairly random.
That is exactly what i have been thinking. Knowing about the Comet of the 6th century. A version of an emergency shelter. It would be interesting to note the spread of the stones in all of these places to see if there is any correlation in which way the debris fields lay. Gotta get me pushbike fixed and i will make a day of it and go look!
The well is on the Bryn but not there. It's been taken out of modern maps but it's still there. This Ties in with the levitating altar of St Illtud too
There was once a Royal Court on the Gower. Pen Rice, in old translation, is "Head Realm". There are many secrets hidden on the Gower, all in plain sight, for those with eyes to see 🏴🧙♂️🔮
Hi there.. it's still heavily debated whether or not some of these dolmens would have had a covering mound. According to Coflein, It seems unlikely that the capstone of this one was ever covered by a cairn material, though. It was most likely free standing :)
Thanks for watching! Feel free to leave a comment with your own ideas on these sites, or recommend us other places to visit!
Great stuff, well presented and researched. Thank you :)
Nice to know a bit of history of a place where we spent a lot of time as a courting couple in a Morris 1000 car in the 60s
I was at both Stonehenge and Avebury. Until you have stood beside one of these megaliths you cannot comprehend the size, the mass and the incredible amount of labor it took to create them. I believe we greatly underestimate the mentality of "Early Man."
Thanks for making such a great video on history in the Gwyr! Can't wait to see more
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! We really appreciate the positive feedback 🙂
I found some interesting bits about gower names a couple of years ago. Gower, a corruption of the welsh "Gwyr" from "Gwyro", to deviate or swerve. This name was probably suggested by the deviation of the peninsular from the mainland. Original welsh name, "Rheged", which implies a promontary running out into the sea. Its english name was "Swervington" lol
Cool video! One of my favorite topics!
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed!
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I visited Arthur's Stone last week after watching your video. I saw a lot of stones (a massive pile, I could see them as I walked up to Arthur's Stone) a short distance away to the left of Arthur's Stone (probably a 2 minute walk) and wondered why they were there, would you guys happen to know? I wasn't sure if they were as old as Arthur's Stone itself, it seemed fairly random.
Here is a link to its page on the megalithic website..
www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4479
Hi 🙂We don't know too much about it, but the pile of stone you saw is called Cefn Bryn Great Barrow and is dated back to the neolithic age.
a storm shelter from the meter showers which were prevalent post last ice age.. ...... apparently.... as quoted from "the last druid"
We've heard that theory a few times now.. would love to hear more about it. Do you know the author of the book? Thanks 💚
That is exactly what i have been thinking. Knowing about the Comet of the 6th century. A version of an emergency shelter. It would be interesting to note the spread of the stones in all of these places to see if there is any correlation in which way the debris fields lay. Gotta get me pushbike fixed and i will make a day of it and go look!
Cymru am byth ❤
Ein Cartref am byth 💚
The well is on the Bryn but not there. It's been taken out of modern maps but it's still there. This Ties in with the levitating altar of St Illtud too
There was once a Royal Court on the Gower. Pen Rice, in old translation, is "Head Realm". There are many secrets hidden on the Gower, all in plain sight, for those with eyes to see 🏴🧙♂️🔮
Wasn’t this a burial chamber that has been subsequently robbed of it’s contents and stone cairn?
Hi there.. it's still heavily debated whether or not some of these dolmens would have had a covering mound. According to Coflein, It seems unlikely that the capstone of this one was ever covered by a cairn material, though. It was most likely free standing :)
Twere it not a plate stone ?
Hmm, I'm not sure... could you elaborate?
broken not cut.
it's a reference to the legend that St David cut the stone in half :)