Ein brenin a fu, ein brenin a fydd

Legendary  Landmarks

One of many stones and ancient monuments throughout Wales and Britain named after the legendary king of the Britons.  This one with the power to bring on bad weather when disturbed.

Coetan arthur

A discrete pair of standing stones south of Carmarthen in south Wales that are one of many associations with the legendary wizard found in this area.

The most famed prehistoric monument of Wales is also known as Arthur’s Quoit, one of many ancient sites to become associated with the exploits of the legendary king.

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Merlin’s quoits

Pentre ifan (Arthur’s quoit)

The remains of a prehistoric dolmen that was broken up in 1864 by a man who built the stones into his house.  He admitted that he suffered bad luck from that day forth.

The Roman city of Merlin’s birth, where he was said to have lived as a boy before being taken away by the emissaries of king Vortigern.

Arthur’s quoit

caerfyrddin

Bwrdd Arthur in North Wales.

The attractive remains of a stone circle north of Barmouth in north Wales that is associated with Arthur by name although the legend is now lost.

Cerrig arthur

If you are an interested artist with ideas for future projects or would just like to be involved in some way the please contact Chris at:

legendarylandmarks@hotmail.co.uk

Below you can see a list of possible sites at which to expand the project across Wales, some with possible ideas of the form it could take.  If you have any suggestions do not hesitate to make contact.

The magical island off the Lleyn Peninsula in North Wales, supposedly Merlin sleeps here in an invisible glass tower, guarding the thirteen treasures and true throne of the island of Britain.

Cader Idris (Chair of Idris) is named after a legendary giant named Idris who lived in the vicinity.  It is said that he was at war with Arthur and was eventually slain by the great king.

A river valley near Dinas Mawddwy in mid Wales, another candidate for Arthur’s final battle, there is a convincing looking battlefield here and modern memorial stone.

A pair of impressive standing stones that bear the name of Arthur’s sons, slain hereabouts in a battle with the monsterous boar Twrch Trwyth.

A windswept prehistoric stone enclosure high in the Prescelly mountains, said by some to be the final resting place of the legendary king.

Bardsey island

Cerrig meibion arthur

Maes-y-Camlan

Cader Idris

Bedd arthur

Further possible locations

Hang copies the armorial bearings of each of his knights around the stones?