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thesweetcheat

For , an account of my visit to 8 barrows along the ridge between the Rhymni and Sirhywi valleys in South Wales last January.

Being the , it's a mix of superb archaeology and frustration at the lack of care some people are taking of their heritage.

(I badly neglected writing fieldnotes over the last few years, so forgive the writing rustiness. I blame Twitter for absorbing too much of my energy.)

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The top of a grass covered barrow in the foreground. The top has been dug into to expose the remains of a stone cist (box). The ground slopes downhill behind the barrow, with a panoramic view over distant valleys and hills beyond.
A huge mound, covered in the green-browm remains of strimmed vegetation. Conifer forest rises behind. The winter sky is blue, streaked with grey-white cloud.
A large but damaged mound in the foreground. The flat top has a bench inserted onto its edge. Over to the left the ground drops steeply to a deep valley, with more steep hills rising on the far side. A darkly shadowed hill fills the centre skyline.
A wide green mound, topped with an Ordnance Survey trig pillar. The light is failing as evening approaches.
Jan 17, 2023, 07:36 AM·Public
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thesweetcheat

@Spaceways glad you like, thank you for reading! It's a long time since I wrote so much (except at work).

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