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Vale of Glamorgan: Tongwynlais to Barry Island

A drive from the edge of Cardiff into the Vale. It begins at Tongwynlais and Caerau, goes on to the St Lythans and Tinkinswood burial chambers, and ends on Barry Island, where Camden recorded noises underground and two men were said to have watched swan maidens. Both burial chambers sit in fields.

6 stops · about 25.8 km · allow roughly 2 hrs 45 min

  1. 1
    Hauntings
    The Lady in Grey of Greenmeadow House

    Site of Greenmeadow House, Tongwynlais

  2. 2
    Curses & omens
    The Corpse Candles of Caerau

    Caerau, west Cardiff

  3. 3
    Folklore & legend
    The Spinning Capstone of St Lythans

    St Lythans burial chamber, near Dyffryn

  4. 4
    Folklore & legend
    The Dancing Women and the Night Vigil at Tinkinswood

    Tinkinswood burial chamber, St Nicholas

  5. 5
    Folklore & legend
    The Hammering Fiends of Barry Island

    Barry Island

  6. 6
    Folklore & legend
    The Swan-Maidens of Barry Island

    Whitmore Bay and Friars Point, Barry Island

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