Speaking of the significance of folklore. . .

Roman fort found in Wales could prove myth of emperor’s camp is real

Exclusive: Finds suggest account in medieval folklore of a camp near Frenni Fawr hill was rooted in reality

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Mel Roxby-Mackey@archaeoborders.bsky.social · last wk.

An absolute must read. Thank you @christopher-hervez.bsky.social

#31DaysOfGraves -7 - Home. This in my local churchyard. The grave of former residents of my own home in Cheshire. In the 1860s farmer Abraham White named two of his sons Abraham Lincoln White and William Gladstone White

#31DaysOfGraves day 5 - vehicle. The winged car tyre grave of Beatrice Blore-Browne in Llandudno, who in July 1914 became the first woman to drive a car up the Great Orme as reported in the Flintshire Observer, though I'm now a little more curious about the perils of playing draughts in Harringay

Arrived this morning, a follow up to Kathryn Hurlock's most interesting and readable study of Medieval pilgrimage in Wales, this new account of the history of Ffynnon Wenffrewi, At Winefride's well. Looks good.

Caught snooping around the garden this morning

Priestess of Delphi by John Collier 1891 #pythia #Delphi #JohnCollier #arthistory #witchsky #pagansky #occultsky

Allan Nawr / Out Now! ⭐ Pedair . Neges yn y Tywod / Y Bachgen Glân ⭐ Crwban . Dawnsio Mwy ⭐ Morfilod . Lwsar via Recordiau Sain, H O S C + Morfilod open.spotify.com/playlist/5KJ...

Down the lane this morning - a family of cinnabar moth caterpillars feasting on the ragwort

Along Sarn Helen - Braich-ddu, Dolbelydr, Dolddinas

Gave the man 2s for shewing the castle. I think 1 would have done. The art of travelling requires an apprenticeship. Surely I shall improve in time. I have given many a 6d that might have been spare. Always take in hand what you mean to give before you go Good advice from Anne Lister at Conwy, 1822

Capturing the zen of stones in #water - "Dwr Daear" #Groundwater at Oriel Môn - Jeremy Yates & Keith Bowen 🎨 #WelshArt #landscapes #highlyrecommended #Anglesey

Quite a short new blog post this morning on the hunt for the lost Ffynnon Fair at Holywell, Flintshire. wellhopper.wales/2026/05/26/f...

Ffynnon Fair, Holywell

Holywell is well-named. Ffynnon Wenffrewi, St Winefride’s Well, is among the most well known and most visited holy wells in the UK; but not content with this, Holywell has had at least anothe…

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A Cinnabar Moth - took this image in June last year. Very strikingly marked.

Quite a short new blog post this morning on the hunt for the lost Ffynnon Fair at Holywell, Flintshire. wellhopper.wales/2026/05/26/f...

Ffynnon Fair, Holywell

Holywell is well-named. Ffynnon Wenffrewi, St Winefride’s Well, is among the most well known and most visited holy wells in the UK; but not content with this, Holywell has had at least anothe…

wellhopper.wales

ARE BEES FAIRIES? In Ireland a belief exists that #bees are fairies, who are in turn souls, making connections between fairyland & the land of the dead (Lady Wilde 1887). Wirt Sikes also speaks of 'swarms of bees, which are supposed to be fairies in disguise' (1880) #WorldBeeDay Image: Rackham

A yew tree and an 18th century tomb tucked away in a corner of Hanmer's churchyard on the #Wrexham and #Shropshire border. #TombTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday #Gothic

Just picked up a copy of @sophiasgaler.bsky.social new book on the importance of the preservation and use of national and regional languages. A region's culture is wholly bound up within its language. A country without a language is a country without a soul. Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon.

Sophia Smith Galer@sophiasgaler.bsky.social · 6mo ago

pre-order my book here: uk.bookshop.org/a/13258/9780...

A while ago I wrote about the Fiddler's Well at Bethesda, Gwynedd, linked in stories with a local harpist and fiddler. Today I found Ffynnon y Crwthwr - crwth being an old style of fiddle - near Caerwys, Flints. Intrigued now in these links between wells & musicians wellhopper.wales/2023/05/27/f...

Ffynnon Ffidlar, Bethesda

Ffynnon Ffidlar – the Fiddler’s Well, lies around a mile and a half to the east of Bethesda in the Caseg Valley. Still well known locally and visited by passers-by on the track along the side of th…

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Great article today about the increasing plight of isolated historic churches and the wonderful work that can be done, @friendlesschurches.bsky.social have thrown an important lifeline to many churches across N Wales, but sadly many others will quietly slip away. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The Welsh church claimed by spiders and ivy: what do Britain’s derelict churches say about our health and happiness?

Half of the most important buildings in the UK are churches and, even when congregations fall away, they are vital community hubs. But many, including beloved St Tyfrydog’s in Wales, which closed in 2...

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When even The Guardian mixes up 'have' and 'of' then all hope is lost

My favourite film of all time! So rare it gets a cinema airing these days.

Maria J Pérez Cuervo@mjpcuervo.com · 6mo ago

Tomorrow at London’s Cinema Museum! Cinema Year Zero and Arta Barzanji bring you a screening of the whimsical CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING (Jacques Rivette, 1974), with programme notes by me. Get your tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/36625-...

In more "archaeology isn't political" news... 🤬 BBC News - Reform UK will tell Welsh museums how to present history, manifesto says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Archaeology 🏺

Reform to tell Welsh museums how to present history, manifesto says

Election pledges say Reform would ask museums to present history chronologically.

bbc.co.uk

IT’S HERE! Nature sprites, magical blooms, holy and unholy trees, wild men of the woods, numinous forests, dying-and-reviving deities. Shipping starts now. 👉🏼 helleborezine.com/products/the-green-issue

sorting through boxes of old photos this afternoon & found this fabulous picture of my mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. The eldest - Rebecca - was born in 1841.

Pasg Hapus 🐰 "I recall the inhabitants of Llangollen, Denbighshire, ascending Dinas Bran on Easter Day to greet the rising of the sun with three somersaults." An account of Easter Sunrise from Rev. John Williams of Glanmor ⛪ hellohistoria.substack.com/p/nothing-sh... #Wales #History

"Nothing short of locks or bolts could keep out the lifters." | Welsh Easter Customs.

"I recall the inhabitants of Llangollen, Denbighshire, ascending Dinas Bran on Easter Day to greet the rising of the sun with three somersaults."

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IT’S HERE! Nature sprites, magical blooms, holy and unholy trees, wild men of the woods, numinous forests, dying-and-reviving deities. 👉🏼 Pre-orders for The Green Issue are now open worldwide! helleborezine.com/products/the-green-issue

According to a Flemish folktale, the murderer of a woman was doomed to appear as a ghost dog after he died. It's said his eyes looked like lanterns. The dog jumped on people and forced them to carry him to the place where he had committed the crime. 🎨Dillon Samuelson #PhantomsFriday

Historic records suggest there was a Ffynnon Fair, St Mary's Well at Nannerch, Flints, associated with the parish church dedicated to Mary. The location of the well seems to be lost - but Ffynnon Sarah is a strong spring, connected by footpath to the church. Surely a candidate for the lost Ff Fair

First hedgehog of the year caught snooping around the garden last night

Loving working to the sound of Claudia Barton's stunning new album about the symbiotic relationship between the cinnabar moth & ragwort. "Tincture of ragwort is effective against conspiracy theories Rumours & rheumatism!" Shame about the horses though claudiabartonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/stamme...

Stammerwort, by Claudia Barton + gHost editions

12 track album

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