What a fantastic video. I am so delighted to have found you and your excellent content. You combine a few of my interests that I am passionate about with a wonderful natural delivery. Please don't doubt how good your videos are!
Sitting down watching while scoffing a risotto prmaverdi . Because your last video made me buy asparagus . You influencer ....or effluencer ....dunno which 😂
Oh wow Andy I feel quite honoured! I hope it came out well. Although reading that last sentence back it does sound more like the effluencer than the influencer...
I finally had a chance to sit down and watch this lol. The Druids circle is awesome! And what a cool spot it would be for a stealth camp. Okay, now I'm going to watch part 2. Love it! Cheers! 🎩🍾🍷
Thanks Alan! It may have come across in the video, I was really enjoying saying Penmaenmawr in particular. It has a very nice sound to it, really rolls off the tongue.
Thanks for the video, this one I really enjoyed as it is so close to home. This one is strange as I had intended to tell you about the Neolithic stone circles in my area this weekend but thought that the logistics of getting there would be a bit difficult for you, but obviously not and you did really well in getting there. I did a little wild camp last year beyond that rounded hill in the distance at 3:20, the link is here ua-cam.com/video/cm8H_PXGyUE/v-deo.html Also thanks for all the information, you really did your homework beforehand. Looking forward to part 2. Sorry for the long comment. 👍
Thanks Ysgolgerlan, sounds like a case of great minds think alike there! 😁 I'm glad you enjoyed the video, especially as you had to sit through a lot of badly pronounced Welsh! I actually really wanted to get it right, I think it's a beautiful language, and a beautiful country. I'll go and take a look at your video now!
Nice Welsh Countryside Tweedy. My Great Grandparents were Welsh. The stone circles are quite something. Those sheep keep the grass cropped nice and short. Looks like a decent climb too. Cheers Dave 🇬🇧 🏴 🇳🇿
Thanks Dave! Interesting to hear that Welsh family connection. You make a good point about the livestock, without them the stone circles could easily have ended up being overgrown and inaccessible.
How sad that the first bench was no more 😢 I always love a bench with a view esp if it breaks up the climb 😁 glad there was a second bench though 😁😁 those pesky midges! I always enjoy the views and have a breather on the way up to summits. nice coastal view on the way up. Really beautiful views, sounds like you can see everything from up there. The stone circle was a nice place. Looking forward to part 2 😁😁
Thanks Yasmin! Yes I really needed those benches, it was a rough climb. I think in hindsight they might have been something like gnats rather than midges - I didn't find any bites after that trip, and I think it was too early in the season for midges...?
Haven't been to Wales for around a year, but you've whetted my appetite. Plan to be there in May for a couple of days. Looking forward to the next instalment.
Thanks Steve! Every time I go to Wales now I think "Why don't I come here more often?". There's so much "wild" open countryside to explore, much harder to find that in England, especially in the South East. I hope you have a good trip!
Thank you, very enjoyable. There is something about historic stones placed by humans. I remember many years ago when, to get to Stonehenge, you pulled off the road on to the verge and walked across to the stones. It was a cold sunny day and the stones gleamed in the sunlight. An unforgettable moment to be able to touch them - not allowed now for some reason. Could it be because there is money to be made? We were in Brittany many years later and there are legions of standing stones, near Carnac as I recall. The French seem to be a bit more relaxed about access - might be something to do with their approach to authority! Looking forward to part two.
Thanks Paul! It's only Stonehenge which has received that unfortunate treatment, you can still get up close at all the other stone circles in the UK (perhaps one or two have an honesty box, like Rollright or Stanton Drew) with Avebury being perhaps the best example.
It's quite some time since I've been on the top there with my Mrs. A black dog was following us all the time around those stone circles, and down into Llanfairfechan! The climb up from Penmaenmawr station is a bit heavy going if you're not used to it, but you did well with your gear on your back. A very well filmed video, seeing the stone circles. Many thanks for this production.
Thanks Ffranc! I found the climb quite hard work to be honest but one of the good things about making a video is I can edit out the bits where I look red faced and exhausted! Definitely worth the effort for the views and the history though.
Great video and good to see Carnedd Llewelyn holding onto its snow, as it often seems to do. 3 fabulous circles there - I loved the view back up to the big one from the very little one, oh to know how it all worked!
It does make you wonder if the relative views between the stone circles were part of their original meaning / purpose. Some sort of status thing perhaps? I'm reminded a bit of Victorian pubs with their partitions - there are examples in well-to-do bits of London (for example The Footman off Berkeley Square) where apparently all the staff of the big houses nearby would drink in the same pub, but they'd be divided by rank into different partitions. The butlers in one bit, the cooks in another, and the grooms in another still.
@@tweedyoutdoors Both of the smaller circles seemed to be in view of the big one, so it makes you think there must be a link. I guess it could be some sort of division, although I would expect the allocated space for the riffraff to be larger. I wonder if the small circles were visited in a procession, before heading onto the main event. I've drifted into the default "ritualistic" way of thinking, you'll note...
In the original footage I babbled on for another 30 seconds or so about Dioralyte, as I thought maybe not everyone would have heard of it (I actually hadn't before I became a parent), and observing that it's a favourite hangover cure for people with young kids, because it's something they always have in.... but somehow during editing I thought it distracted from the history lesson aspect of this part of the video so I just cut it down to this fleeting mention. 😁
@@tweedyoutdoors it was brilliant and I never actually knew it is used as a hangover cure, I thought it was only for…….’the unpleasantness’ shall we call it ?!!! Anyway, looking forward to part 2 and thanks again for todays videos.
Thanks Cara! I think I'm just selfish and I always want to have these places to myself! Most people passing through the area would only take a quick glance at what I called "stone circle B" and then they'd head onto "stone circle A" instead. So that made stone circle B a lot more appealing to me, somehow it felt a bit more magical because it was largely ignored. Anyway, I think it's a great area, there's so much Neolithic stuff there, I actually cut a few bits out of this video (another less obvious stone circle and a few barrows). If you're ever in North Wales I would definitely recommend it!
@@openmindedwonderer Absolutely! I haven't been to Stonehenge - up close at least - for probably 20 years. It doesn't mean I'm not interested, I've seen it lots of times from the A303 or The Drove, but I just couldn't enjoy getting up close as part of a big crowd, either on a paid tour or for the Solstice open access times. I guess that's part of the reason I love Avebury so much - sometimes you have the whole place to yourself. Including one year when I thought I had it all to myself for the Winter Solstice. It turned out I had actually showed up on the wrong day. 🤣
There's a rather spectacular stone circle up there called Bryn Cader Faner aka The Crown of thorns which also translates to "The hill crowned with the throne of the flag". It's located in a remote spot east of Porthmadog and well worth a visit. Despite the atrocities performed by 20th century man (it was used as an artillery target and as a result some of the east side stones were damaged) the structure still remains and is v ery impressive. Worth a look:) I visited it last year. The stone circles do hold a fascination for me. A link to past generations and the roots of humanity
What a coincidence! I hope you enjoy your trip. It was the first time for me - I knew the broader area a bit as my Dad used to live on the Llyn pensinsula a few years back (quite a few years now actually), so I had passed through Penmaenmawr a number of times on the train. ...but until I did a bit of research a earlier this week I had no idea it had all this Neolithic interest. I really enjoyed this trip, it was a bit of a slog up the mountain at the start, but I thought the scenery was spectacular once I was there.
Part 2 should be available by about 9pm UK time today, just waiting for processing to finish...
UA-cam tells me it's still not quite ready yet... 😢
OK finally part 2 has been published now!
What a fantastic video. I am so delighted to have found you and your excellent content. You combine a few of my interests that I am passionate about with a wonderful natural delivery. Please don't doubt how good your videos are!
Absolutely stunning scenery 🎉
Oh, Wales👌
Have not been there since 2015.Thank you , this is a stunning video 👌
I’ll be watching Part Two shortly.
Sitting down watching while scoffing a risotto prmaverdi . Because your last video made me buy asparagus .
You influencer ....or effluencer ....dunno which 😂
Oh wow Andy I feel quite honoured! I hope it came out well. Although reading that last sentence back it does sound more like the effluencer than the influencer...
I finally had a chance to sit down and watch this lol. The Druids circle is awesome! And what a cool spot it would be for a stealth camp. Okay, now I'm going to watch part 2. Love it! Cheers! 🎩🍾🍷
Thanks Jamie!
Great effort on the pronounciation. The trick is to commit!
Thanks Alan! It may have come across in the video, I was really enjoying saying Penmaenmawr in particular. It has a very nice sound to it, really rolls off the tongue.
The Khumry or Brithons have never been Celts. The myth or lie persists.
Thanks for the video, this one I really enjoyed as it is so close to home. This one is strange as I had intended to tell you about the Neolithic stone circles in my area this weekend but thought that the logistics of getting there would be a bit difficult for you, but obviously not and you did really well in getting there. I did a little wild camp last year beyond that rounded hill in the distance at 3:20, the link is here ua-cam.com/video/cm8H_PXGyUE/v-deo.html Also thanks for all the information, you really did your homework beforehand. Looking forward to part 2. Sorry for the long comment. 👍
Thanks Ysgolgerlan, sounds like a case of great minds think alike there! 😁
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, especially as you had to sit through a lot of badly pronounced Welsh! I actually really wanted to get it right, I think it's a beautiful language, and a beautiful country.
I'll go and take a look at your video now!
Nice Welsh Countryside Tweedy. My Great Grandparents were Welsh. The stone circles are quite something. Those sheep keep the grass cropped nice and short. Looks like a decent climb too. Cheers Dave 🇬🇧 🏴 🇳🇿
Thanks Dave! Interesting to hear that Welsh family connection. You make a good point about the livestock, without them the stone circles could easily have ended up being overgrown and inaccessible.
How sad that the first bench was no more 😢 I always love a bench with a view esp if it breaks up the climb 😁 glad there was a second bench though 😁😁 those pesky midges! I always enjoy the views and have a breather on the way up to summits. nice coastal view on the way up. Really beautiful views, sounds like you can see everything from up there. The stone circle was a nice place. Looking forward to part 2 😁😁
Thanks Yasmin! Yes I really needed those benches, it was a rough climb.
I think in hindsight they might have been something like gnats rather than midges - I didn't find any bites after that trip, and I think it was too early in the season for midges...?
Haven't been to Wales for around a year, but you've whetted my appetite. Plan to be there in May for a couple of days. Looking forward to the next instalment.
Thanks Steve! Every time I go to Wales now I think "Why don't I come here more often?". There's so much "wild" open countryside to explore, much harder to find that in England, especially in the South East. I hope you have a good trip!
Thank you, very enjoyable.
There is something about historic stones placed by humans. I remember many years ago when, to get to Stonehenge, you pulled off the road on to the verge and walked across to the stones. It was a cold sunny day and the stones gleamed in the sunlight. An unforgettable moment to be able to touch them - not allowed now for some reason. Could it be because there is money to be made?
We were in Brittany many years later and there are legions of standing stones, near Carnac as I recall. The French seem to be a bit more relaxed about access - might be something to do with their approach to authority!
Looking forward to part two.
Thanks Paul! It's only Stonehenge which has received that unfortunate treatment, you can still get up close at all the other stone circles in the UK (perhaps one or two have an honesty box, like Rollright or Stanton Drew) with Avebury being perhaps the best example.
It's quite some time since I've been on the top there with my Mrs. A black dog was following us all the time around those stone circles, and down into Llanfairfechan! The climb up from Penmaenmawr station is a bit heavy going if you're not used to it, but you did well with your gear on your back. A very well filmed video, seeing the stone circles. Many thanks for this production.
Thanks Ffranc! I found the climb quite hard work to be honest but one of the good things about making a video is I can edit out the bits where I look red faced and exhausted! Definitely worth the effort for the views and the history though.
Welcome to my back garden! 😀
Thanks Jim, it's a beautiful part of the world!
Great video and good to see Carnedd Llewelyn holding onto its snow, as it often seems to do. 3 fabulous circles there - I loved the view back up to the big one from the very little one, oh to know how it all worked!
It does make you wonder if the relative views between the stone circles were part of their original meaning / purpose. Some sort of status thing perhaps? I'm reminded a bit of Victorian pubs with their partitions - there are examples in well-to-do bits of London (for example The Footman off Berkeley Square) where apparently all the staff of the big houses nearby would drink in the same pub, but they'd be divided by rank into different partitions. The butlers in one bit, the cooks in another, and the grooms in another still.
@@tweedyoutdoors Both of the smaller circles seemed to be in view of the big one, so it makes you think there must be a link.
I guess it could be some sort of division, although I would expect the allocated space for the riffraff to be larger.
I wonder if the small circles were visited in a procession, before heading onto the main event. I've drifted into the default "ritualistic" way of thinking, you'll note...
@9:19 ‘not to be confused with Diarlyte’ (spelling probably wrong) was explosively brilliant!!
In the original footage I babbled on for another 30 seconds or so about Dioralyte, as I thought maybe not everyone would have heard of it (I actually hadn't before I became a parent), and observing that it's a favourite hangover cure for people with young kids, because it's something they always have in.... but somehow during editing I thought it distracted from the history lesson aspect of this part of the video so I just cut it down to this fleeting mention. 😁
@@tweedyoutdoors it was brilliant and I never actually knew it is used as a hangover cure, I thought it was only for…….’the unpleasantness’ shall we call it ?!!! Anyway, looking forward to part 2 and thanks again for todays videos.
Wow those two
Bigger ones are impressive. Think I agree with you on your thoughts of the smaller one. Great one, look forward to part two 😊
Thanks Cara! I think I'm just selfish and I always want to have these places to myself! Most people passing through the area would only take a quick glance at what I called "stone circle B" and then they'd head onto "stone circle A" instead. So that made stone circle B a lot more appealing to me, somehow it felt a bit more magical because it was largely ignored.
Anyway, I think it's a great area, there's so much Neolithic stuff there, I actually cut a few bits out of this video (another less obvious stone circle and a few barrows). If you're ever in North Wales I would definitely recommend it!
@@tweedyoutdoors I know the feeling, why share these places. I do prefer visiting the less known sites. Give them abit if love 😊
@@openmindedwonderer Absolutely! I haven't been to Stonehenge - up close at least - for probably 20 years. It doesn't mean I'm not interested, I've seen it lots of times from the A303 or The Drove, but I just couldn't enjoy getting up close as part of a big crowd, either on a paid tour or for the Solstice open access times. I guess that's part of the reason I love Avebury so much - sometimes you have the whole place to yourself. Including one year when I thought I had it all to myself for the Winter Solstice. It turned out I had actually showed up on the wrong day. 🤣
There's a rather spectacular stone circle up there called Bryn Cader Faner aka The Crown of thorns which also translates to "The hill crowned with the throne of the flag".
It's located in a remote spot east of Porthmadog and well worth a visit.
Despite the atrocities performed by 20th century man (it was used as an artillery target and as a result some of the east side stones were damaged) the structure still remains and is v ery impressive.
Worth a look:) I visited it last year. The stone circles do hold a fascination for me. A link to past generations and the roots of humanity
That sounds great! I used to go for summer holidays in Porthmadog as a kid, I had no idea about the stone circle though.
We are in that neck of the woods tomorrow!
What a coincidence! I hope you enjoy your trip.
It was the first time for me - I knew the broader area a bit as my Dad used to live on the Llyn pensinsula a few years back (quite a few years now actually), so I had passed through Penmaenmawr a number of times on the train. ...but until I did a bit of research a earlier this week I had no idea it had all this Neolithic interest. I really enjoyed this trip, it was a bit of a slog up the mountain at the start, but I thought the scenery was spectacular once I was there.
@@tweedyoutdoors My parents lived on Anglesey (Benllech).I spent a lot of my early life there.. BTW it is NEVER too early for wine! lol.