Meini Hirion Stone Circle Walk
Was showing a visiting friend from the US some Celtic & pre-Celtic sites in North Wales.
Picked the worst time imaginable weather-wise. Took loads of footage, but much was useless due to strong winds and driving rain.
Meini Hirion translates as 'Long Stones'. In Welsh and other Celtic Languages, adjectives have plurals. Maen Hir (Long Stone), Meini Hirion (Long Stones).
Monument 280 near Druids Circle, Penmaenmawr, North Wales
Jumbled group of ancient stones slightly west of Druids Circle, slightly north of Circle 278... possibly a ruined stone circle
Anglesey ... Druids Island
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Another visit to one of my favourite places in the UK -Anglesey off the west coast of Wales.
On a beautiful day I was able to capture many parts of this lovely Island Including some of its beautiful coastline and many of the prehistoric sites and monuments scattered which the Island is famous for.
Anglesey has a rich history going back thousands of years right up to recent times with its reputation for copper mining and the site of one of the country’s first nuclear power stations.
Weather permitting, Anglesey is a great place to visit with something new to see every time I go.
Hope you enjoy my pictures. Thank You x :) :) :)
Moel Ty Uchaf stone circle north Wales
This is a short video of where i went for a Beltane ceremony. As the British Druid Order is a global order, it was on my mind that some of us would be celebrating Samhain, in the southern hemisphere, whilst others celebrate Beltane in the northern hemisphere.
So the overview of the short video was to stand in an ancestral place (samhain) and from there to welcome in the new life that is bursting out everywhere (beltane)...
This was only meant to be one or two minutes long, but as I was speaking, a new lamb came over to join me. New life stepping into the ancestral space, perfectly illustrating the point I was trying to express.
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Exploring Ancient Wales - Arthur's Stone & The Black Mountains
Wales and Anglesey have such a rich and ancient history. Here is one small scratch at the surface of it. The more I learn the more I enjoy sharing so we can better connect to the past and know about our roots.
Sites I found useful:
North Wales :: Castles, Druids, Stone Circles and more // Running Guru on Tour // Daily Donato #86
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After many many hours of editing, i have finally published this EPIC vlog of my amazing tour around North Wales in February 2019.
I have travelled around many castles, come across druids stone circles and much much more. Join me on my amazing tour of a beautiful part of the world!
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DRUID CIRCLE NORTH WALES Part 2
Druid Circle north wales conway there are three of them at this location also there are great views over towards Anglesey and Puffin Island this video was shot at 100x zoom
There is funny energy in these stones it drains mobile phone batteries and it drained most of my camera battery when i came out of stone circle on my second shoot the camera read one minute remaining so closed off camera when I got back to big reddy the camera read 45 mins then i turned it off for 15 mins and it read again and it read 57 mins then reset to 45 mins funny.
Strange energy inside these circle stones.
River Conwy and the Fairy Glen Gorge, Wales UK
A walk on a wet day along the River Conwy and the Fairy Glen Gorge. Recent rainfall meant the river has turned into rapids. Filmed with iPhone 6s Plus and DJI Osmo Mobile 2.
Trefriw Spring 23rd April 2017
A slideshow of photographs taken on a Sunday walk from Trefriw in the Conwy Valley. Through the lovely woods and valleys that lead to Llyn Geirionydd and Llyn Crafnant. A beautiful prt of Snowdonia particulalry with the first flush of green and yellow leaves of Spring. The only sounds are those I recorded, on just a phone, on the walk.
Conwy Bay
Stormy day Imogen
Carreg y Groes
Me, down by the Conwy river, narrating the scene like some bearded idiot with a camera and an amateur's enthusiasm
Flying Buttress Dinas Cromlech Llanberis
A good way to round off the day.
360 View From Conwy Mountain
Hope you enjoy the pictures that were taken from the top of Conwy Mountain.
Conwy and the Coastal Hills - moderate guided walk
Guided Moderate Walk with Lodestar Mountain Activities.
Summer arrived 25th March 2012
Music by Dan-O
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River Conwy Time-lapse - North Wales, UK
A brief time lapse of the River Conwy looking south towards the mountains of Snowdonia National Park.
Darn Bach o Hanes - Llyn Cerrig Bach
Dewi Prysor yn trafod Meini Hirion, sydd yn gyffredin ar hyd ardaloedd arfordir gorllewin Ewrop. Mae parau fel sy'n ymddangos yn y fideo yn fwy cyffredin yn yr Alban.
Bryn Celli Ddu - Neolithic Burial Chamber on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales
NOTICE: Music had to been changed, information at end of video is wrong now.
Bryn Celli Ddu is a prehistoric site on the Welsh island of Anglesey located near Llanddaniel Fab. Its name is difficult to translate directly but means either 'the mound in the dark grove' or possibly 'the mound in the grove of the deity'. It was plundered in 1699 and archaeologically excavated between 1928 and 1929.
During the Neolithic period a stone circle and henge stood at the site. An area of burnt material containing a small human bone from the ear, covered with a flat stone, was recovered.
The stones were removed in the early Bronze Age when an archetypal passage grave was built over the top of the centre of the henge. A carved stone with a twisting, serpentine design stood in the burial chamber. It has since been moved to the National Museum of Wales and replaced with a replica standing outside. An earth barrow covering the grave is a twentieth century restoration; the original was probably much bigger.
Norman Lockyer, who in 1906 published the first systematic study of megalithic astronomy, had argued that Bryn Celli Ddu marked the summer solstice. This was ridiculed at the time, but recent research by Steve Burrow, curator of Neolithic archaeology at Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales) has proven his theory to be true. This alignment links Bryn Celli Ddu to a handful of other sites, including Maes Howe and Newgrange, both of which point to the midwinter solstice. It has also been suggested that a feature similar to the 'lightbox' at Newgrange may be matched at Bryn Celli Ddu (Pitts, 2006).
A row of five postholes previously thought to have been contemporary with the tomb (c. 3000 BC) have recently been proven to be much earlier. Early results from a radiocarbon programme date pine charcoal from two of the pits to the Mesolithic (Pitts, 2006).