Around 2500 BC, huge blocks of dolerite were transported some 200 miles from these hills to form the bluestone circle at Stonehenge. You can still see the place where they were quarried today. Hidden away in a fold in the hills is the beautiful Gwaun Valley, with its ancient oakwoods and water meadows, where they still celebrate the old New Year on January 13th.
Walking in the Preselis is not arduous. The 'Golden Way' along the main ridge is a gently undulating walk that follows a Bronze-age trade route to Ireland – and on a really clear day you can see the Wicklow Mountains across the sea.
Richard Mitchley is a Welsh speaker with a knowledge and love of Welsh culture that ranges from rugby to strict-metre poetry. His family have lived at Parc-y-gors since the 1950's.
Richard is a qualified Mountain Leader and a life-long amateur naturalist and historian. He is also an inveterate croquet addict. He has walked all over Wales and trekked in Nepal, India, New Zealand and Europe. In his spare time he earns his living as an actor and presenter.
For a taste of Dragon Trails watch this film by Christian Fischer..