(Click photos to enlarge).On the outskirts of the village and just a short walk uphill from St Brynach's Church is Nevern Castle, the site of a pre-Norman native Welsh stronghold. The path to the top is known as the Pilgrims' route, and passes a cross - also believed to be at least "pre-Norman" (if not dating from a whole lot earlier) - carved into the rock face of the hillside.
One theory has it that the cross is not carved into the rockface, as such, but into the stone of a bricked-up entrance to a cave. What is inside the cave? Well, that's a matter of some speculation...
In the next photo I asked my father to point out the cross, mainly to give an idea of scale.
Here is a close-up of the cross carving:
And closer still (below) we see that visitors have been pressing coins into the spaces in the rock face. This practice is quite worrying as it could damage the carving. But if you're short of a few pence with which to buy a packet of nuts in the local pub, then you know where to come.
Date visited: 13 February 2009
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That's where king arthur is sleeping, in full armour for the day of reckoning. I hope you didn't wake him up?
ReplyDeletePerhaps you should also read THE HOLY KINGDOM by Alan WIlson. He states that this is as area of great significance and should not be lost to history. It is as if the Welsh people have been denied their ancestry and knowledge. I suggest you read the book to find out why this site is significant.
ReplyDeleteyes have read it Euge. several times now! very interesting. have visited some of the other key sites mentioned in the book and it sent shivers up my spine!
ReplyDeleteThere is something else here, behind the cross. This place is more important than anyone realizes.
ReplyDeleteGuys, Alan Wilson is my Uncle. I know about the importance of this site.
ReplyDeleteGavin,do you use Facebook? Look for the group "Britain's Hidden History" The admins would welcome your input
DeleteAre their any book about it in English
ReplyDeleteYes there are. Easy to get at Waterstones or on Amazon.
ReplyDeleteHopefully the history of this great country will come to light one day and Alan and baarrum will go down in history as the men who unearthed the true Welsh hidden history
ReplyDeleteHopefully the history of this great country will come to light one day and Alan and baarrum will go down in history as the men who unearthed the true Welsh hidden history
ReplyDeleteWilson and Blackett have been unjustly vilified but the lifting of ignorance about Dark Ages Wales is taking an age to come to fruition ! Sinister forces are at work behind all of this...the fear is that many sites could be obliterated before their importance is established !
ReplyDeleteHi, I´m Moni from South Germany. I run a facebook group for Alan and Baram. This year, end of July, I and my family come to visit beautiful Wales. I´m so curious of what´´s behind that cross. Maybe it will never be come to daylight as long as nobody cares.
ReplyDeleteHi all, I've just this month come across Alan Wilson thanks to the recent works of Michael o'bernicia and I am in absolute aww of the work been done here and it has completely changed my views and opinions of Wales and its people. So many wrongs need righting on these lands and I'd just like to say I have nothing but love for the tribes and those people and I will spread this truth to anyone who will listen especially to the children as it is those who will take it to future after I pass. Soo much I don't know about Wales yet but I look forward to learning as much as I can and teaching what ever I find.
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