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Erin Lloyd Jones

The female Archaeologist from Wales with a passion for the British Isles

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I am a photo fanatic with a real passion for exploring and discovering some weird and wonderful things.

I am a photo fanatic with a real passion for exploring and discovering some weird and wonderful things.

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A few late Platty Jubes weekend shots from village

A few late Platty Jubes weekend shots from village shows, a few pubs, lots of family, friends and entertainment, colour-coordinated outfits, and seeing Poppy's entry to the village children's picture competition (a picture of the Queen, to feature on a beaker) on display 😍 #proudmummy

You may recognise it from the last series of #ImaC

You may recognise it from the last series of #ImaCeleb filmed in North Wales - Mostyn Hall is only open to the public a few days each year. 'Mostyn' sound familiar? Yes, they built and own most of Llandudno (know Mostyn Street?). This beautiful house is 19th and 17th century but has 15th century origins - and a shed load of history in between too. Check it out if/when you can. Very lucky that this was my third visit. I was once invited to afternoon tea here! 🤓🤩 this time I had time for a quick visit to the nearby Mynydd Mostyn dairy for a cheeky coffee ☕ (although very tempted by their delicious self-serve milkshakes 😋)

Just a few (and just a few of us in the pics!) fro

Just a few (and just a few of us in the pics!) from the lovely lady Sadie's Liverpool hen dooo. And yes, we escaped! With 12 mins to spare! And by order of the peaky blinders... 🧢🥂🍾 too much fun to take many photos of all the antics (that's not a hint for anyone to upload any karaoke videos though, thanks... 😳😅)

#eisteddfodyrurdd x2 - watching cousin Kitty perfo

#eisteddfodyrurdd x2 - watching cousin Kitty perform (REALLY well, da iawn!!) and then back again for fun with Mr Urdd and friends, mainly dancing like a maniac 🥰 The Urdd National Eisteddfod is an annual Welsh-language festival of literature, music and performing arts, and is thought to be Europe's largest youth festival - and this year it was on our doorstep in Llandyrnog, celebrating its 100th year no less!!

Although we're on a family holiday without daddy d

Although we're on a family holiday without daddy due to work 😥 and my own daddy never got to meet this gorgeous bundle of joy, we have had a wonderful day. Happy father's day to all of you - to those there, to those who have missed someone, to those who wish for someone, to all of you 💙 and most of all from us two to you @rggolfacademy1 xxx

All three delighted with and engrossed in their @j

All three delighted with and engrossed in their @justinfletcherofficial Mr Tumble magazines, following a performance with the man himself plus the outstanding @bbcphilharmonic at @bridgewaterhall - what a fantastic day with @laurenclonson @josekiwi29 and their beautiful boys 🥰🎶🎺🥁

Poppy Gwenllian, by Aunty @becrobsw 💮❤

Poppy Gwenllian, by Aunty @becrobsw 💮❤

Fantastic time at @cheshiremamaclub brunch event p

Fantastic time at @cheshiremamaclub brunch event plus @zumbiniwithhannaxx at @theicecreamfarm then a stroll in the deer park at @tattonpark with @nct_midcheshire 🦌

Just a few highlights from Poppy's 2nd birthday 🥰

And just like that, she's 2! We've had a brilliant

And just like that, she's 2! We've had a brilliant, packed day and enjoyed every moment - just how we've lived the last 2 years 😆 And every moment is a bundle of laughs, love and learning with our gorgeous, caring, clever, funny girl, beautiful inside and out 🥰

Instagram vs reality 😅🏰🌼 I was lucky eno

Instagram vs reality 😅🏰🌼
I was lucky enough to grow up with my family at one of the old mills of Chirk Castle, and live at the castle for a while during some time working there. It is a joy to take Poppy there now with her Nana and she can run around the gardens just as I used to as a little girl (and yes, still do today 😊). Originally a 13th Century fortress of Edward I, @chirkcastlent has also been a family home for centuries. Multiple history lessons all in one visit 💛
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#chirkcastle #castle #history #buttercups #instavsreality #nationaltrust #castles

Great big hoo and toodle-oo, chickadee, chick and

Great big hoo and toodle-oo, chickadee, chick and peekaboo all came to Mold this weekend! #twirlywoosliveonstage was a BIG hit 🥰 dragged daddy along too, so popped to pub on way home, obvs 🤭

Tick tock tick tock ⏰ 🪝 who knew Hook's croco

Tick tock tick tock ⏰ 🪝 who knew Hook's crocodile was so cute! Brilliant Peter Pan themed birthday party overlooking the sea with friends this weekend for lovely Rose who, somehow, has just turned FOUR!!🌹 🧚‍♀️ 🐊 🏴‍☠️ 🦜

What a gorgeous @babiactif Forest Play session we

What a gorgeous @babiactif Forest Play session we had today to celebrate National Bee Day with @kayforestschoolleader 🐝🌿 including drinking goosegrass tea! (and just a little bit of mud kitchen water...) 😋🍻

The #LaburnumArch is out! Today's pics and video c

The #LaburnumArch is out! Today's pics and video compared with the final two photos of early June 2021 and July 2020 (we were in lockdown for the flowering 2020)! A 55 metre walkway created in 1880 which flowers every year around now, believed to be the longest and oldest in Britain! Great to be back @bodnantgardennt 🏵🌿🐝 #bodnantgardens #bodnantlaburnumarch #laburnumarchbodnant

What a surprise to see this today - really great t

What a surprise to see this today - really great to have such good feedback for my recent talk. A list of some of the talks I give can be found on my website idigarchaeology.co.uk/talks/ Always very happy to share my stories with you all! 👩‍🏫

The final episode of the season is here! 😭 and

The final episode of the season is here! 😭 and this week we are bracing the wind, rain and hail in sunny Ceredigion. I get to visit a hillfort dig (omg!) with @dyfedarch and I get to go on a steam train @rheidolrailway with Derek on his birthday!! And Onkar @theonkarshow dresses up as a monk... it's an episode not to be missed!! Find out more here: https://idigarchaeology.co.uk/pendinas/ and tune in Friday, 7.30pm, BBC1 Wales @bbccymruwales 📺
#WeathermanWalking

Kaleidoscopes, clouds, snowflakes, whooshing and p

Kaleidoscopes, clouds, snowflakes, whooshing and pulsing - all in my own head, with my eyes closed. Fully sober... Yesterday I had the complete honour of attending the launch of @drea_m_achine in #Cardiff and I'm still trying to find the words to describe what happened..! On reflection, I can say it was active, vivid, scientific, emotional at times and utterly enthralling. Dreamachine is one of 5 projects in Wales part of @unboxed2022 I've been helping to support. The original #Dreamachine was invented in the 1950s and has been brought whooshing into the 21st Century by a team of artists, scientists, technicians and more, creating this multi-sensory experience but through your own closed eyes. And it is actually all coming from your own mind. It is in Cardiff until 18 June, and there is also one in London. They'll also be in Belfast and Edinburgh later this summer. And it is free! I would say it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but actually I really want to book it again!!

Today I gave my first live talk in two years! To a

Today I gave my first live talk in two years! To actual real people, not on zoom!! Thanks Denbigh & District Probus for having me. It was hosted at Oriel House Hotel. First built as a grand country home in 1780, it was a boys boarding school 1911-1969 originally called Bryn Elwy. Its name was later changed to Oriel (which the hotel now uses) as the founding headmaster attended Oriel College Oxford #didyouknow #placenames #history #stasaph

Today we met up with lovely friends in Deadman's G

Today we met up with lovely friends in Deadman's Green - a tiny village thought to be named after a battle between the Danes and Saxons. Three inscribed Saxon crosses in the nearby churchyard of Checkley are said to commemorate three bishops killed in the battle. You can easily make out three figures on one of them. The church itself has Norman origins and is regarded as one of England's 1000 best churches #checkley #deadmansgreen #saxon #staffordshire #history #blossom

Had a gorgeous family break away in Dyffryn Ardudw

Had a gorgeous family break away in Dyffryn Ardudwy for our 8th wedding anniversary (thanks for all the love! ❤), so of course we had to visit the burial chamber(s) in the village. Dating back to the Neolithic period, the first chamber was built, then the larger was added as an extension. Later in the Bronze Age, pottery and cremations were added - the chambers would originally have been covered by a big mound. Just a two minute walk from the main road between Harlech and Barmouth, it is a still a tranquil and calm place, now covered in native bluebells 🌿 #dyffrynardudwy #dyffrynardudwyburialchamber #neolithic #bronzeage #archaeology #wales #heritage #history #hanes #cymru

This week on #WeathermanWalking I am in the tiny #

This week on #WeathermanWalking I am in the tiny #Monmouthshire village of Trellech, or Treleck, which has a surprising number of historical monuments! From standing stones and an ancient well, to medieval fishponds, a Motte and Bailey castle, plus a gorgeous old pub and what one man believes is a lost medieval city... Find out more tomorrow night, BBC1 Wales, 7.30pm! More info here: http://idigarchaeology.co.uk/in-search-of-wales-ancient-lost-city/

Eight years since we said 'I Do'

Eight years since we said 'I Do'

These three little cuties are exactly one month of

These three little cuties are exactly one month off turning 2. Love that they enjoy playing together after meeting as bumps in the hospital exactly 23 months ago! 🤰🤰🤰💕

What a lovely day with lovely friends at @lakemore

What a lovely day with lovely friends at @lakemore_farm_park 🐐 🐖 🐄 🏌️‍♀️

Easter fun at Taid & Nain's with Poppy's cousins 💖

Such a great Easter party at @theboujeebarnprestat

Such a great Easter party at @theboujeebarnprestatyn on Good Friday 🐣 🐇 🥚 🏰

Tonight's episode is on BBC1 Wales at 8.30pm and o

Tonight's episode is on BBC1 Wales at 8.30pm and on iplayer - this week we are in #southWales #Porth #Rhondda and @insolecourt in #Llandaff #Cardiff Read more here: http://idigarchaeology.co.uk/porth/ #WeathermanWalking

Our lovely Lakes cottage 🥰 #perfection #waterb

Our lovely Lakes cottage 🥰 #perfection #waterbaby

Poppy's first stone circle, I think! (Surprisingly

Poppy's first stone circle, I think! (Surprisingly!!) and mummy in her element ❤ #castlerigg. The Neolithic #castleriggstonecircle is one of Britain's earliest stone circles, dating back over 5000 years 🥰 #Keswick #LakeDistrict #stonecircle

#Derwentwater #LakeDistrict - a link to home as th

#Derwentwater #LakeDistrict - a link to home as the word Derwent means 'river with Oak trees' (Derwen is Welsh for Oak). In the 16th Century, the foreshore was used as a landing site for the local mining community, and has been a popular tourist spot since Victorian times when the railway first came to Keswick #funfacts #thelakes #history #minibreak

About (Us) Last Night. @aboutus2022_ and @unboxed2

About (Us) Last Night. @aboutus2022_ and @unboxed2022 launched in Wales last night and it was just breathtaking, awesome, spectacular. I am so proud of the tiny part I have played (and am playing) in these superb projects. About Us is in Caernarfon until Monday. It is touring, but each show is unique to the town it is in, and inspired by and includes their townsfolk, local choirs, businesses and young people. Pobl o Gaernarfon a Gogs - this is a must-see. You will not be disappointed 😍🤩🥰🌌

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