Cromlechs

The Cromlechs and Hill Forts of Pembrokeshire

The term cromlech comes from the Breton/Welsh crom/crwm meaning curved, crooked or bent and lech/llech a flat stone or slate. It can mean a series of standing stones or a stone circle but is often used to describe the combination of upright stones and a capping stone (also known as a dolmen) that once formed the structure of a covered burial chamber or religious site. The covered cromlechs took the form of barrows and were constructed in Neolithic to Early Bronze Age times.

This two-day tour visits the massive communal tombs of Pembrokeshire in West Wales created in the Neolithic between 3500-2500BC. These tombs make up part of an extensive and important collection of cromlechs situated around the edges of the Preseli Hills - the source area for the blue stone of Stone Henge.

The Pembrokeshire region also has a wealth of early Iron Age Hill Forts dating from around 600BC. These sites were often occupied up to the Roman Invasion of 43AD and in some cases well into that period. The area is internationally recognised for its archaeological importance and features a fully reconstructed hill fort settlement.

£340 covers both days of tours, guides, accommodation and all transport to and from the sites. The accommodation is full board and is in a country Hotel. This price is based on two people sharing.

2007 Tours
September 29th - 30th	October 27th - 28th	December 1st - 2nd
2008 Tours
January 12th - 13th	February 9th - 10th	March 8th - 9th
April 12th - 13th	May 10th - 11th	October 18th - 19th
November 15th - 16th

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