Harold Stone (Bosherton)

Date Added: 5th Apr 2026
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2026. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4

Log Text: A bit of a shitty 💩, muddy mini mission to reach this one but that's all part of the adventure when out hunting these ancient stones. Slippery boots, questionable footing, the occasional zap by an electric fence, and a few choice words along the way 😆... totally worth it when you finally stand beside a piece of history.

Harold Stone (Bosherton)

Date Added: 5th Apr 2026
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2026. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4

Log Text: A bit of a shitty 💩, muddy mini mission to reach this one but that's all part of the adventure when out hunting these ancient stones. Slippery boots, questionable footing, the occasional zap by an electric fence, and a few choice words along the way 😆... totally worth it when you finally stand beside a piece of history.

Pentre Ifan

Date Added: 5th Apr 2026
Site Type: Portal Tomb Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jan 2026. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5

Log Text: After noticing there was a strong possibility of a major solar, geomagnetic storm on the 19th Jan '26, I’d been keeping a close eye on the forecast throughout the day. Carmarthenshire wasn’t looking promising for clear skies until the early hours, so the plan was to head west towards St David’s Head, where conditions were expected to improve first.
Around 9pm, I left Carmarthen (I should have left sooner 😅). En route, as I neared Narberth, the clouds began to break and the sky suddenly looked insane. I could see the colours with the naked eye! Completely in awe, I knew I had to stop and properly appreciate what was unfolding, so I pulled over and quickly set up a timelapse at the end of a farm track in a field while soaking in the aurora dancing above me (last video).
After about 40 minutes, I decided to change my plan. I needed somewhere closer - what if I missed the show just because I was driving to a specific location? FOMO kicked in 😂 So where better to go than the beautiful, ancient, and magical site of Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber?

Being at the site alone, my thoughts soon drifted to wondering what our ancestors would have thought. I’m pretty sure they’d have been more than a little freaked out, especially in places where the aurora was rare.
Across cultures, auroras were never just beautiful lights. They were interpreted as omens of war or death, as fires burning in the heavens, as spirits dancing. The sky itself wasn’t just background, it was alive, intentional, and watching. 🌀
They didn’t see random atmospheric effects or distant balls of gas. They saw gods traveling, ancestors speaking, warnings being issued etc

What followed was an absolutely stunning display and even better, I had the place entirely to myself for the 4–5 hours I was there. Around 3:30am, the activity began to fade and clouds started rolling in, so I headed back toward Carmarthen, stopping briefly at Dryslwyn Castle before finally going home to bed. I didn’t crawl under the covers until about 7:30am, part of me wished I’d stayed awake for sunrise, but my eyes had other plans 😴

A truly magical night. 😊

(I have visited this site many times over the years, this was my first aurora sighting here)