Cheshire History Day
Cheshire History Day will take place on Saturday 29th October and I am delighted to be the opening speaker.
Hillforts
Connections between the hillforts of the Clwydian Range and the wider landscape
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 […]
Weatherman Walking
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 […]
The hillforts of Wales
Earlier this month I was contacted by WalesOnline asking about hillforts. Literally. I had a short but sweet message asking me to get in touch and simply stating: “It’s about hillforts.” It’s about hillforts. This email arrived at a really important point in my hillfort-related life. Actually, a really important point in my life in general. I […]
Celtic crafts on the prom!
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 […]
Flintshire Historical Society lecture
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 […]
Talking Hillforts
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 […]
Pokestops at FREE heritage sites in north Wales
Given in to the latest craze and downloaded Pokemon Go? Kids glued to their screens trying to catch ’em all? Pokemon Go encourages users to get up, get out and explore- and most of their Pokestops are located at local landmarks, including places of historical interest. Why not take advantage and visit some pokestops at […]