A sprinkling of pre-history across the Welsh sands, or just a collection of sea tossed rocks? It has been suggested by some local people, in the know, that there has been a flourishing tourist industry in Wales for thousands of years and Neolithic gift shops may have been spread across the coastline for an undeterminable period of time. I tend to go along with this theory as these little stone objects resemble standing stones seen at Bryn Celli Ddu (the mound in a dark grove) and elsewhere on Ynys Môn.
Fantastic to think that some one might have actually carved these pieces for a living. The flow of tourists hasn’t diminished over the centuries, it seems that during mediaeval times pilgrims flocked to these shores en route to salvation and predictably a healthy industry was in operation, providing souvenirs and hat badges for the pious punters - but more on that later.This particular selection comes in a variety of local stone types, from granite to red sandstone. They measure approx 10-12 cms. Some questions spring up out of the geology e.g., How did pre-historic man carve the granite shapes?
Now there’s a history-mystery for you.
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