Neolithic Portal Dolmen in Snowdonia-Eryri | Gwern Einion Cromlech

In today's video, we are visiting Gwern Einion, a beautiful but heavily disturbed site, perched with coastal views on the steep hills of Gwynedd, North West Wales. Oddly nestled in the courtyard of a now derelict farm building, this single structure is all that's left of what was once a much larger Neolithic complex, said to included terraces, mounds and walled enclosures.. as well as 4 or 5 alter stones and another cromlech. So how did end up like this? Join us, as we take shelter under the cromlech and delve into what was written about its destruction over a hundred years ago.
In the west of Eryri, Snowdonia National Park, Gwern Einion lies on rugged coastal hills between Wales' tallest mountains, with commanding views of surrounding hills and coastline, extending all the way along the Llyn peninsula, this was a powerful strategic location with signs locally of continued habitation throughout the ages.
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00:00 Introduction
00:53 Channel Update
1:11 Location
2:04 Parking & Access
2:51 A Sense of Place
3:49 Reference - 1921
4:37 Image - 1869
5:03 Antiquary for 1893
7:16 Reference & Image - 1969
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Books referenced in this video:
An Inventory of The Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire published in 1921 - archive.org/details/inventory...
Megalithic Enquiries in the West of Britain published in 1969 - archive.org/details/megalithi...
Antiquary for 1893 -
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Great map resource - www.oldmapsonline.org/
Great book resources -
archive.org/
www.gutenberg.org/
books.google.co.uk/

[@coraljackz]

Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoyed 🙂 Feel free to leave a comment with any places you think we should visit.. or let us know your thoughts on what these cromlechs were originally used for!

[@worthwhile4619]

Fascinating

[@cymrocoll83]

Just came across your videos and it's been facinating to learn more about the cromlechi I saw so often growing up in Dyffryn Ardudwy. Though I never knew there was one at Gwern Einion, I'll have to visit next time I'm in the area. Given how close you were I wondered whether you'd also visited Bryn Cader Faner a few miles north east of Gwern Einion. A cairn rather than a cromlech, but it might have been of interest nevertheless.

[@coraljackz]

Thanks, we're glad you're enjoying the videos :) We were actually planning on visiting Bryn Cader Faner when we were in the area, but we were feeling pretty sick and didn't think we'd manage the walk unfortunately. Next time we head up North, it's the first site on our list to visit! Looks like a beautiful spot.

[@sweetasdude]

Awesome, maps!

[@coraljackz]

Hahaha, cheers 'dude! We're back 😅

[@Mychie3]

great film I want to go. what a view. quite nostalgic for me we holidayed in the area when we were kids. we walked maybe 5 miles from our caravan site to Harlech castle one day. my youngest brother would be 7. the castle is all a kid dreams of. would love to visit again and follow your steps.

[@coraljackz]

Thanks for the lovely comment ❤ What great memories you've made here, the castle is certainly a kids (& big kids) dream, you will have to visit again!

[@deianowen6963]

I live on the farm next to this structure

[@scottcourtney7920]

I live in Dyffryn Ardudwy and would like to find out more about the Neolithic history of the area. We are still yet to discover all those still present together with the many Karin’s. Would you care to share some local locations that we can explore? Thank you for your video. Very interesting 👍🏻

[@coraljackz]

Hi, thanks for the lovely comment 😊 We haven't had a chance to explore the area properly yet... so you've probably already seen the two other places we've been on our channel, Dyffryn Ardudwy Cromlech & Cors y Gedol... but we hope to be back soon and post sites we are researching on our Facebook page; facebook.com/CoralJackz

[@COJAZ]

First 😊❤

[@coraljackz]

Lol, yes you are! But will you always be?