Well, the final episode of this season’s Weatherman Walking is finally here – and the weather certainly showed up for this one. Torrential rain, massive gusts of wind, hail and glorious sunshine, leading to outstanding views. Just another day on top of a Welsh hillfort by the sea… In this episode, after Derek and I […]
As it is World Book Day, I thought I should finally tell you a little bit about my ‘big’ book – my thesis. And it is now available to download electronically from Bangor University here. I’ve been involved with a few books over the years, but this one is 100,000+ words and 7+ years of […]
You can now see the full episode of my walk with Derek the Weatherman on BBC’s Weatherman Walking on BBC iPlayer! Back in 2009, Derek ‘the Weather’ Brockway joined me in Moel Famau Country Park for his BBC Wales show Weatherman Walking. We talked about monumental hillforts, ancient burial places, purple hills, the tower […]
I’ll be spending tomorrow on Llandudno Prom, towered over by Pen y Dinas hillfort! Pen y Dinas is an Iron Age hillfort dating back over 2000 years, located on the Great Orme, just by the ski centre. To highlight this magnificent site, I’ll be doing celtic crafts with mini roundhouse and brooch making with families […]
This afternoon I am very honoured to be giving a talk to the Flintshire Historical Society and I am very very excited about it! The society was formed in 1911 for the collection and publication of archaeological, historical information and materials relating to the (old) ‘County of Flint’. I will be talking all about the hillforts of […]
Old Oswestry Hillfort has been described as the ‘Stonehenge of the Iron Age’ and ‘one of the greatest archaeological monuments of the nation’. Yes, it really is that impressive! And I am lucky enough that I grew up just a few miles away from it, just over the Welsh/English border. The land surrounding it is currently […]
To kick off the new year in style, I will be talking hillforts next Thursday to the Deganwy History Group. Some of you may know me as ‘Erin Hillforts’, especially if we’re connected through social media. Someone once asked me if ‘Hillforts’ really was my middle name! To be honest, I’m glad it’s not! But […]