Saints and Stones
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In the Middle Ages two pilgrimages to the cathedral of St David’s in West Wales were the equivalent of a single journey to Rome. The diocese of St David’s was the
richest and most powerful in Wales.
The pre-‐Christians left many stone way-‐markers, burial mounds and tumuli which Christianity adopted and added to. This area of North Pembrokeshire is studded with neolithic sites, standing stones, cromlechs, barrows, holy wells and
churches. The churches range from basic chapels with a nave and chancel, through more elaborate Norman architecture, to the riches and splendour of St
David’s itself.
These pictures were taken over 18th-‐22nd June 2010 and show a small selection of these sites and are all within twenty five miles of my front door. That said, this project is a first for me and it’s provided the excuse to find places that I’ve never been to, but have been meaning to visit for years. It was great fun and I hope you
enjoy the results.
Solstice Sunrise Carn Ingli (Angel Mountain), Preseli Hills. Here, legend has it, the visionary St Brynach communed with the Angels
Still StandingRemains of St Brynach’s, Cwm-‐yr-‐Eglwys, destroyed by the Royal Charter Storm of 1859
Wildflower WelcomeSt Gwyndaf’s, Llanwnda
On the beach below, the last invasion of Britain took place in 1797, when a force of French landed. They were repelled by the women of Fishguard led by the redoubtable Jemima Fawr (Jemima the Great)