There are a lot of Neolithic and other prehistoric remains in North Wales and I found quite a few to inspire me.
This was a stone at an entrance to Bryn Celli Ddu dolmen on Anglesey. I love the squiggles and spirals. This was what it was like on the reverse:
This is the dolmen itself:
There was another megalith a few miles away - Bodowyr.
Getting a bit more modern, I love this engraved image which appears on a lot of gravestones in this area:
And I couldn’t end this post without the most iconic railway station sign in the UK!
And just in case you wonder what it means, here it is translated underneath the nearby shopping outlet:
I’m helping with crafts at the holiday club at church next week so I’ll probably be exhausted the rest of the time, so if I’m quiet you will know why. Had a great time at the Festival of Quilts yesterday - I will blog about that next…
9 responses so far ↓
1 Jean Levert Hood // Aug 18, 2008 at 2:11 am
I loved seeing these, Liz! Thank you so much!
2 Maggie Harris // Aug 18, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Have always wanted to know what it means .. unfortunately the photo will not enlarge so that I can read it.. will go away and sulk now ;O(
Bestwishes
Maggie
3 Shirley Goodwin // Aug 18, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Spooky to think how long ago those stone carvings and structures were made!
4 Janine Maves // Aug 19, 2008 at 3:26 am
How wonderful to get to visit such ancient relics. Thanks so much for sharing, Liz.
5 Brianna // Aug 21, 2008 at 5:25 pm
These are great! Very cool - i was just in the UK for a month (over in East Yorkshire), but when I go back in October, I might have to make a special trip to see these!!!
6 Lorie // Aug 22, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Wow, that is a long word! Love the stone carvings, very inspirational!
7 Natalya // Aug 24, 2008 at 3:56 pm
great pictures from your vacation, thank you! especially for the ancient rocks…
8 Kimberly // Aug 27, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I really love the surface texture of those stones what a treasure to have in your own country!
9 Kate // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Ah! I can’t read what the translation says! Please share if/when you can.
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