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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 1h

Cors y Gedol chambered tomb, Dyffryn Ardudwy.

Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 6h

The 17th/18th century bridge at Pont Fadog, Dyffryn Ardudwy with its unusual inscribed slab dated 1762. It apparently commemorates the repair of the bridge and road route in 1760 by William Vaughan of Cors y Gedol and his stonemason H. Edward

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 9h

Lola loves these stone stiles over the thick field clearance walls at Dyffryn Ardudwy with their raised walkways 🙂

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 10h

Lovely riverside walk along the Afon Ysgethin & up the Ardudwy trail to the isolated drovers & pack horse bridge at Pont Scethin surrounded by the Rhinog Mountains. Gill & I had always intended to visit here after seeing Fay Godwin’s photos of it & hopefully she was there in spirit.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 22h

Great location looking out to sea from the head of the valley. Lots of round house settlement around it too. Fascinating site where no excavation has taken place.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Now that I am safely back down out of the Rhinog mountains here are some more views of the Craig y Dinas hillfort. While considered to be Iron Age it reminded me a lot of small Early Medieval defended sites. The 2m wide wall is impressive as is the passage entrance. #HillfortsWednesday

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Just passing the Craig y Dinas hillfort snd settlement on it’s rocky outcrop in Dyffryn Ardudwy with Moelfre in shadow behind it #HillfortsWednesday

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Lovely day exploring Moel y Golfa on a long circular from Criggion. Up past the gypsy monument and down to Trinity Well and back round via Middletown. Really clear distant views today. Loads of tree graffiti dating from 1916 - 2026 on the beech trees by the well. Lola loves the two rock scrambles 🙂

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nice out the back..in the morning for a change. I wasn’t t expecting blue skies today.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nice to see the parch marks of the late Flavian fort at Caersws appearing on the latest Google Earth coverage. The inner roads and stone defence wall along with eastern road and multiple defensive ditches can all be seen. The earlier Flavian campaign fort defences also appear east of the village.

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Anne Charnock @annecharnock.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Out in the world! Many, many thanks to the whole team at Goldsmiths Press/Gold SF. I’m so grateful to early endorsers. The starting point for this eco-fiction: see link in comments. @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social

Cover and spine of Alston Moor with moorland ruin and curlew in yellow/grey against photo of moorland landscape. Endorsement below by Sandra Newman, "kept me spellbound, and the writing is just gorgeous".

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E. J. Swift @catamaroon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When There Are Wolves Again is on the UK Kindle Daily Deal today (5 October) for 99p. Bargainous! 😊🐺 amzn.eu/d/0en8hTOd

Cover of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift displayed on a kindle, with a 0.99 price tag

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If all you know about Vivaldi is The Four Seasons & the Gloria then wrap your ears around this concert from the Salzburg Festival 2026 featuring the Jupiter Ensemble & Lea Desandre. Such a lively & dynamic presentation of Vivaldi’s wider repertoire. Stream until 29/10/26 www.arte.tv/en/videos/13...

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Lea Desandre Sings Vivaldi - Salzburger Festspiele 2026 - Watch the full programme | ARTE Concert

The programme features arias from Vivaldi’s operas and oratorios, as well as two of his cello concertos, performed by cellists Nicolas Altstaedt and Bruno Philippe. The young Franco-Italian mezzo-sopr...

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Such a recognisable style in the 70’s. My parents had loads of it and I suspect I could still find some in mom’s kitchen cupboards.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think the only advantage of blocking them is that you don’t build up a huge follower count which is actually full of fake accounts you never interact with or follow. It’s also a precaution against any repeat interactions even though they are mostly one-off follow events

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Same here. It seems every time I post I get a new fake follower - all blocked.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's the 20th Anniversary of the wonderful @clarkesworldmagazine.com. I'm privileged to join a slate of amazing writers with a story in this issue! clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Issue 241

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Amazing day for seeing late season dragonflies. Easily the highest count for early October. A decade back I would only see 1-2 Common Darter. Today there were easily 100 per km stretch of the canal. Great to see multiple Willow Emerald for the first time too & loads of Migrant Hawker #dragonflies

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

You can tell it’s game shooting season - we suddenly have a massive influx of reared pheasants roaming the fields and garden around us

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Great to have Celebrity Traitors on again. If Richard E Grant survives sticking a target on himself right at the start I’ll be amazed. Hope he survives though🤞

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s a long time since I have visited the rather hidden Roman bath house at Prestatyn. It is tucked away on a residential estate down Melyd Avenue. Built in 120 CE & expanded 150 CE it formed part of a 1st-3rd c. industrial settlement where iron, lead and bronze metal working took place.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good to see the Clive Engine House at Talargoch near Prestatyn today. Despite restoration & repair work in 2012 it seems a bit forgotten, hidden by trees & not signposted from the road. It is one of the best preserved Cornish engine houses in N. Wales built in 1860 to pump water from the lead mine.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looking forward to a read of Amy Blakemore’s fictional take on the events surrounding the 1381 Peasants Revolt.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Funny how memories get a bit confused. When I was at Llanbabo Church last week looking at the ‘Celtic’ heads above the door I had a distinct feeling Gill & I had been there before but wasn’t quite sure. Turns out we had in May 2000 after she had broken an ankle walking on Elidir Fawr, Eryri 🙂🥲

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An interesting interview with Welsh landscape & documentary photographer Pete Davis on his collaboration with the Strata Florida archaeological team looking at the past woodland management by the Cistercian monks. His exhibition at MOMA Machynlleth finished 2 weeks back youtu.be/dcrxsgrCyBI?...

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Pete Davis - Strata Florida photographs and exhibition, 2026.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mishmish and Tulip look fine furry friends too🙂

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thanks, I’ll let her know 🙂👍

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lola’s stick of the week. Not the longest she has tried to drag along a path but she has her paw on it so it’s a keeper 😁

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Another elaborate, artefact rich and nameless modern memorial in the sand dunes at Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey. Given the lyrics on the small tablet maybe a Liverpool supporter ? It is unlikely the planted Hazel tree will survive on this wind lashed and treeless island.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I always photograph memorials to people that you find in remote locations. In this case on top of Parys Mountain, Anglesey. They’re part of the funerary & ritual archaeology of the future. In this case, given the date of death (July 2020), you wonder if Kirsty (33) was a Covid victim.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Loved Colin from Accounts Series 3. Perfect ending 👍🙂 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Works so well with the light through the glass 👍

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Loved the tiles. It’s a shame it’s so dark in there as you can’t really appreciate the colour. A very peaceful place in great scenery.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Based at a cottage in Penysarn and just driving around in a car.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Access off the coastal path just up beyond the holiday cabins 👍

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Pen yr Orsedd standing stones near Llanfairynghornwy, Anglesey. Unfortunately both are on private farmland and both were surrounded by cows when I visited, but you can still get a good view from the road. The northern stone is apparently the tallest on the island at over 5 metres.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good to see the small early medieval defended site at Porth Trefadog, Anglesey has recently had access improved with signage & an excellent info board. Good conservation work too to prevent erosion. A circa 1050-1150 hall & lookout over the landing area or perhaps a settled Irish Viking family unit.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Made me smile 🙂 A holy water stoup at the entrance to Llanfaethlu medieval church, Anglesey.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Great to see the location of the earliest fossils in England and Wales at Llanbadrig Point on the geopark trail. I can’t show you any as they are microscopic bacteria known as Stromatolites in the limestone rock of the Gwna melange formation. Found some of the original cores. 860 million years old!

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I quite like to get to know the geology of an area when I’m on holiday and this has been an excellent guide to the numerous geopark trails on Anglesey. Copies are available in the Oriel Llangefni gallery bookshop or from the GeoMon website here www.geomon.org.uk/product-cate...

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yes that’s what I thought when I visited Oriel earlier in the week 👍

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

St. Patrick’s cave and well in the cliffs below Llanbadrig Church, Anglesey. The cave entrance is much shorter than it would have been due to lots of roof collapse in recent years and it is quite dangerous to visit. The entrance area was surrounded by Golden Samphire plants.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A spot of birding at Porth Trefadog and Porth Trwyn on the west coast. Lots of Curlew, Little Egret fishing in the rock pools, Turnstone turning stones, Choughs bouncing along the cliffs, Oystercatcher’s piping and Cormorants on lookout.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Llangaffo Church is 19th c. built on an earlier church site. The church was locked which prevented viewing of some 9th-11th century memorial stones inside. Outside you can still see some medieval cross slabs lined up and the base of a cross shaft. The original church door is now the churchyard entry

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