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#PentreIfan Buasai Obelix wrth ei fodd, cofiwch. / #Asterix and #Obelix and #Dogmatix would be thrilled with this #Dolmen #WaldoWilliams #mapioCymru #Crymych @mapiocymru (at Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrEAwtBI8Yh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My husband always seems to make a beeline for the highest point of anywhere we visit, last Tuesday was no exception, we headed for Pentre Ifan a Neolithic burial chamber with a precariously balanced stone slab and then on to an aptly named car park at Bwlch-Gwynt (meaning windy gap) to walk up Foel Eryr in the Preseli Hills in Wales. As we got there the weather closed in and suddenly we were shrouded in mist and squally showers. After waiting in the car for about half an hour for the rain to pass we decided to brave it and head up Foel Eryr which is the second highest peak at 468 metres. Thankfully and luckily for me my husband was content with walking to the second most highest point! As we battled with the wind on the ascent I have to admit I was thinking to myself and questioning my husband as to why we were even bothering to climb this peak as we could see nothing but cloud all around us and it felt pretty grim, even our dog wanted to head back to the comfort of the car! Then as if by magic the sun seemed to break through the cloud just as we reached the summit and we were rewarded with spectacular views all around. This watercolour painting is taken from a photo (see second to last photo) I took at the top looking towards Newcastle Emlyn close to where we were staying and just at the very right hand edge of my picture going out of shot is the highest point Foel Cwmcerwyn at 536 metres. Foel Eryr means 'Hill of Eagle', though sadly we didn't see any eagles, apparently they are no longer resident here. But I've decided to call this picture after this hill and you can see why as you can see for miles (on a clear day!) it's as if you are seeing what an Eagle might see soaring through the sky. The first image is my rough watercolour sketch which I hope to use to create a bigger painting, continue to scroll across if you'd like to see some photos I took that day... #PentreIfan #welshlandscape #preselihills #Pembrokeshire #Wales #BwlchGwynt #FoelEryr #stunning views #watercolourpainting #inspirationalplaces #highestpoint #halftermbreak #isleofwightartist #sharonouldart (at Preseli Mountain Top) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkY8W1cLgFC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Before my daughter headed off to college, it was important to me to take her and my son to Wales. We were able to visit with the woman who lived in the house where my grandmother was born, who told us stories of what her childhood in Ystrad was like. In her soft Welsh flavored English, it was almost like we were able to visit with my grandmother. One story Edna told us was that she and her friends would stop by the green grocers after a shipment had arrived and were given the rope that secured the crates. The children would throw the ropes over lampposts and use them as swings. With my Daughter and Son, Wales, July 1999 #earth #human #family #pentreifan #wales #social #documentary #photographer #people #portrait #photography @hasselblad #hasselblad #camera #120 #fuji @fujifilm_northamerica #film #filmisnotdead #istillshootfilm #pdx #portland #nw #northwest #leftcoast #oregon #streetphotography #ishootfujifilm @hasselbladculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CRcjPn2n_mq/?utm_medium=tumblr

🔴Pentre Ifan "Ifan's village"🔴 . ⚫An ancient manor in the community of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales. ⚫The Pentre Ifan is the best preserved neolithic dolmen in Wales , and is one of three Welsh monuments to receive legal protection under the Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882. ⚫Pentre Ifan Dolmen is a collection of seven principal stones. ⚫The largest is the huge capstone, 5 m (16 ft) long, 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wide. ⚫It is estimated to weigh 16 tonnes and rests on the tips of three other stones. ⚫The dolmen dates from around 3500 BC, and has traditionally been identified as a communal burial. ⚫Under this theory the existing stones formed the portal and main chamber of the tomb, which would originally have been covered by a large mound of stones about 30 m (98 ft) long and 17 m wide. ⚫Pentre Ifan was studied by early travellers and antiquarians, and rapidly became famous as an image of ancient Wales. . . FOLLOW me @historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #ifani #pentreifan #wales #neolithic #cave #dolmen #monument #stone #uk #explorepage #archaeology #history #ancient #art #archeologia #archaeologist #architecture #historical_grams #travel #archaeological #rome #london #paris #photography #usa #museum #roma #book #featured (at Pentre Ifan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPvkpAZHeuM/?utm_medium=tumblr

Pentre Ifan. Most of us have seen burial Chambers but this the highest one I've seen at around 6ft. #pentreifan #pentreifanburialchamber #burialchamber #burialchamberwales #neolithicstones #stone #monument #newportbeach #newport #crymych #cadw #old #history #prehistoric #rock #megalith #ancienthistory #historicsite #history #landscape #plant #boulder #monolith (at Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBSFy4nDrMw/?igshid=4xdg8nhxx27b

Pentre Ifan, impressive Burial Chamber. The top stone is about 16 tonnes, pretty impressive for a time when people only used wood, stone and bone tools. #pentreifan #pentreifanburialchamber #burialchamber #burialchamberwales #neolithicstones #stone #monument #newportbeach #newport #crymych #cadw #old #history #prehistoric #rock #megalith #ancienthistory #historicsite #history #landscape #plant #boulder #monolith (at Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6PoIumjSCG/?igshid=v9lf1niuy143

#wales #pentreifan #expired #orwo #orwochrome #nikon #nikonf4 #nikkor #filmphotography #thisfilmisdead (helyszín: Pentre Ifan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Q7-MABAYb/?igshid=soxdhbfstb42

#wales #pentreifan #naturephotography (at Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber)