Monthly Archives: May 2015

#175 – Tal y Fan in the Northern Carneddau

Posted on 18/05/2015 by Paul Shorrock

The Roman invasion of Wales, completed in 78 AD, must have been a real culture shock to the locals in more ways than one. The Romans must have appeared to be in a permanent state of ‘hurry up’, building roads … Continue reading →

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#174 – Mynydd Du (The Black Mountain) in the Western Brecon Beacons

Posted on 04/05/2015 by Paul Shorrock

In previous posts I’ve mentioned my attempts to learn some of the Welsh language now that we live in North Wales. I don’t have the language skills to ever hope to get to conversational level, but I’m getting a reasonable … Continue reading →

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