{"product_id":"ancient-pembrokeshire","title":"Ancient Pembrokeshire - a hand painted map of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments and megaliths","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA map of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments and megalithic sites in Pembrokeshire.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 signed posters \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e(coming very soon - \u003cstrong\u003ePRE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-ORDER NOW \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eto reserve your copy!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e P\u0026amp;P is included in the price)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn original watercolour painting  on 425gsm paper, size 540 x 400 mm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone interested in archaeology, history, and megaliths will enjoy this map. Especially if they love wild west Wales! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich ancient sites are on the map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePembrokeshire is stuffed with ancient monuments. \u003c\/strong\u003eI have painted what I consider to be the main megalithic sites, and included some of the less well-known monuments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBedd Arthur -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehengiform monument, possibly the flanking stones of a mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarn Ingli - sacred mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarreg Coetan - dolmen (remains of a burial chamber)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarreg Samson - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCastell Henllys - reconstructed Iron Age village on a hillfort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCerrig Y Gof - \u003cspan\u003efive box-like stone chambers on a low, circular mound\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoetan Arthur - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevil’s Quoit - standing stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevil’s Quoit - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFfyst Samson - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoel Drygarn - Iron Age\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehillfort\u003cspan\u003e with three \u003c\/span\u003eBronze Age\u003cspan\u003e burial cairns\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarnwnda - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlandwr - standing stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGors Fawr - stone circle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGwal y Filiast - dolmen (in Carmarthenshire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanging Stone - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing’s Quoit - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLlech y Drybedd - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Stone - standing stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorfabychan - dolmen (in Carmarthenshire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParc y Meirw - stone row\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePentre Ifan - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt Elvis - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreffynnon - dolmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best known and most visited sites are probably Pentre Ifan and Carreg Coetan. There are many single standing stones all over the county, only a couple of which I have included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy did our Neolithic ancestors build these monuments?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePembrokeshire, surrounded on three sides with sea and richly endowed with rivers would have provided rich fishing and fowling, and a great place for our Neolithic and Bronze Age ancestors to settle and farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe monuments they built so many thousands of years ago not only honour their dead, but perhaps were places to gather for festivals or trade. They may have marked seasonal changes, or have been waymarkers or boundary stones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemarkably, so many survive and are still respected. In the hurly burly and chaos of 21st century life, the Ancients' constructions offer we Moderns a place of safety, quiet and grounding. Perhaps even magic? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote:\u003c\/em\u003e Clearly, the notion of 'Pembrokeshire' as an administrative area is a modern construct.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther things I've included in my hand painted map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs we combine our visits to ancient monuments with birding, I have included a number of species. \u003cstrong\u003eStonechats\u003c\/strong\u003e abound - that's the little bird sitting on the title text. The pair of black crows above Carreg Samson are \u003cstrong\u003echoughs\u003c\/strong\u003e, which we commonly see on the cliffs. Seabirds include \u003cstrong\u003erazorbill, puffin,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eguillemot. \u003c\/strong\u003eI also illustrated a\u003cstrong\u003e common dolphin\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong\u003egrey seal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAnd lovely\u003cstrong\u003e ponies!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note about language\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern Welsh, derived from ancient Celtic Brittonic, has a rich and fascinating history, and is beautiful to read and hear. But it's not a language I speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been impossible to include place names in both Welsh and English due to constraints on space on the painting. Apologies for any offence caused to my Welsh-speaking Brothers and Sisters. Fortunately, the names of the ancient monuments are predominently only in Welsh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrdnance Survey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs ever, with my hand painted schematic maps, nothing is to scale. If you want scale and topographical accuracy, reach for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk\/os-explorer-pembrokeshire-coast-map-set\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethese maps\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the Ordnance Survey instead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove Pembrokeshire? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janetomlinson.com\/products\/pembrokeshire-map-painting\" title=\"Map of Pembrokeshire\"\u003eSee my hand painted map of the county here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove maps? 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