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Mar 21, 2024

QR codes explain Preseli-Stonehenge link

New HistoryPoints QR codes in the Preseli mountains explain how the quarries which produced the bluestones found at Stonehenge form part of a rich legacy of prehistoric remnants in the uplands. At one Neolithic quarry ...

a monolith is still in situ along with wedges which were being driven in when the work was abandoned. You can find the QR codes which explain about the sources of Stonehenge bluestones by the small car park west of Mynchlog-ddu, where a footpath leads northwards to Carn Goedog. The QR codes for the 'Golden Road' prehistoric route are by the car park on Mynydd-du Commin (at the western end of the route). You can also view the information by clicking here for bluestone sources and here for the Golden Road.

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Purple Plaque for deaf pioneer

Apr 26, 2024

A Purple Plaque was unveiled today at the former home in Rhyl of Dorothy Miles, a pioneer of sign language poetry and TV programming for the deaf, among other achievements. HistoryPoints recommended her house for a plaque after placing QR codes ...

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First comprehensive school

Apr 19, 2024

Rural Anglesey may seem an unlikely place to start overhauling the UK's education system, but if you use your phone to scan the new HistoryPoints QR codes outside Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones in Amwlch you'll discover that ...

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Discord at Nightingale Row

Apr 11, 2024

The lack of road access to Nightingale Row, near Cwmbrân, caused many problems for residents - including death. The 20 houses were built by an ironmaster and could only be reached via the towpath on the opposite side ...

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