Reblogged from The Silent Eye, continuing Steve’s take on the weekend…
Whispers in the West – part three
After the group’s successful ascent of Carningli (panorama shot above), the second day of the Silent Eye’s Whispers in the West weekend continued, with a short, further car journey to one of the historic highlights of the trip – Pentre Ifan.
Pentre Ifan is the best known, and because of its height, the most impressive megalithic monuments in Wales. It is believed to be the remains of a chambered tomb for the communal burial of the dead, which would have been used, continuously, for some period before finally being sealed for good. The tomb was erected in the Neolithic age, perhaps as early as 3.500 B.C.
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fabulous pix!
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I left a comment on the original site, Sue, but I’ll just add here what an interesting post it was! Incidentally, I wouldn’t sneeze anywhere near Pentre Ifan.
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There are worse… some of those slabs stand on just two points of rock 🙂
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Those are the ones I’d examine carefully through a telescope. 🙂
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