I'm pleased to have my own Trwyn Du lighthouse!

Nadolig Llawen Pawb / Merry Christmas Everyone!

The Druids are preparing to celebrate Alban Arthan (Winter Solstice) today at Bryn Celli Ddu. @mharastarling.bsky.social @kristofferhughes.bsky.social

The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - who were the receiver and sender of this intriguing postcard showing South Stack lighthouse? Latest blog from the author of the new book "Lighthouses of Wales". www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...

Inside the vestry at St Tyfrydog's, Llandyfrydog, Anglesey

Thanks for sharing some excellent Welsh art for today's #OnlineArtExchange 😍 Next week's theme is portraits of artists and patrons for ‘Turner 250: The Artist and his early Patron’ at Tabley House 'Llangefni Market' by Ieuan Williams (b.1946) © the artist. 📷 Oriel Môn

My article about the architect of Amlwch's Our Lady Star of the Sea church, Guiseppe Rinvolucri, has been published on the Dictionary of Welsh Biography site. You can read it here: biography.wales/article/s15-...

Looking forward to a great talk by @angleseyhistory.bsky.social at our @bangorhistory.bsky.social Day School on the Menai Suspension Bridge. Registration at www.bangor.ac.uk/events/menai...

Give the gift of Anglesey History for Christmas! Order signed copies of my books from www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Menai Suspension Bridge with a day of talks by @bangorhistory.bsky.social and Menai Heritage, 31 Jan 2026. I'll be talking about its 1930s reconstruction. Register at www.bangor.ac.uk/events/menai...

I enjoyed watching the @rcahmwales.bsky.social Christmas lecture last night while cooking dinner! 👨‍🍳 Their senior investigators talked about their best discoveries around Wales in 2025. It was recorded and should be online next week (probably at www.youtube.com/@rcahmw). @drtobydriver.bsky.social

A shared #heritage - #OTD 4 Dec 1922 - in a railway sleeping car at #Holyhead #Wales, President Cosgrave met newly appointed Governor General Healy enroute to #Ireland. "Had I but known that I was to be greeted by Mr. Pres. Cosgrave I would have more quickly donned my collar." #history #politics

‘.…a well-balanced and eminently readable account of the past, present and future of lighthouses in the ancient kingdom.’ An excellent review of my new book, Lighthouses of Wales, from the ALK Lamp Journal. Get your signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...

The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - who were the receiver and sender of this intriguing postcard showing South Stack lighthouse? Latest blog from the author of the new book "Lighthouses of Wales". www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...

The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - who were the receiver and sender of this intriguing postcard showing South Stack lighthouse? Latest blog from the author of the new book "Lighthouses of Wales". www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...

#FindsFriday National Museum of #Wales ( Cardiff ). Crescentic bronze plaque with triskele decoration, from Llyn Cerrig Bach lake deposit ( 200 BC - 100 AD). #Archaeology #History #artwork

Caerdydd! Mae fy llyfr newydd Lighthouses of Wales ar gael nawr yn siop lyfrau Cant a Mil. Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop. cantamil.com/products/lig...

My new book is getting a lot of press coverage!

The church at Llandyfrydog, near Llannerch-y-medd, has been taken on by the @friendlesschurches.bsky.social and repairs are being planned. Watch their director Rachel Morley talk about the condition of the church and their plans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui1w...

My new book on the Lighthouses of Wales, published by Amberley, is out this month! Check it out and order a copy at: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...

The Skerries lighthouse, located 1.9 miles off the NW coast of Anglesey, was first lit #onthisday in 1717, warning ships of the rocks and guiding them to Liverpool port. Its story is told in my new book Lighthouses of Wales. lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...

@cerysmatthews.bsky.social I'm loving the cheese theme today, I'm going to make a blue cheese omelette for lunch. Maybe sometime you can do a lighthouse-themed programme? My new Lighthouses of Wales book is out soon! nation.cymru/culture/more...

My new book about the lighthouses of Wales, including the magnificent South Stack/Ynys Lawd!

Ding-dong! The doorbell just went and a man delivered an advance copy of my new book, Lighthouses of Wales! It will be published on 15 November, and you can pre-order a copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...

I enjoyed giving a talk about Giuseppe Rinvolucri, The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Amlwch, at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre last night. Does your group want a speaker about Anglesey History? Check out all my available talks at warrenkovach.co.uk/public-speak...

I'll be giving a talk about Giuseppe Rinvolucri, The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Amlwch, this Wednesday, 22 Oct, 7pm, at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre (opposite Waitrose in Menai Bridge; £4 entrance fee). All welcome!

I'll be giving a talk about Giuseppe Rinvolucri, The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Amlwch, this Wednesday, 22 Oct, 7pm, at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre (opposite Waitrose in Menai Bridge; £4 entrance fee). All welcome!

Last for the day for me is "Before Bangor: archaeology session" with Erin Lloyd Jones exploring what came Before Bangor - from prehistoric settlements and mysterious monuments to Roman roads and artefacts

Also at Bangor History Festival was John Richard Williams, author of ‘Er Lles Llawer: Meddygon Esgyrn Môn’, talking about The Bonesetters of Anglesey.

Next up at Bangor History Festival is 'When did the gentry lose their Welsh?’ by Shaun Evans @ystadaucymru.bsky.social. Spoiler: they never did, at least not completely.

I'm at the Bangor History Festival today. First talk, in the wonderful Bangor Cathedral, was "St Deiniol’s Cathedral and the Medieval Bishops of Bangor" by Dr Shaun McGuinness.

Help save local Welsh placenames on new digital map. Helpu i achub enwau lleoedd lleol Cymru ar fap digidol newydd. datamap.gov.wales/survey/wpnc/...

I'll be giving a talk about "Giuseppe Rinvolucri - The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Amlwch" at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre on 22 Oct, 7pm. All welcome!

110 years ago on the 11th of September 1915 the first meeting of the first branch of the WI was held in Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Anglesey. Here are a few extracts taken from the minute book (BMSS/11503) which records the early activities of this long-standing institution. #WI110years

We had a fascinating talk tonight from @profdanhicks.bsky.social on Augustus Pitt-Rivers, ethnologist, archaeologist and founder of the @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social, including his connections to Anglesey. Check out our website for membership info and future talks www.hanesmon.org.uk/aaswp/member...

Major project launched to safeguard Wales’ nonconformist chapels: nation.cymru/culture/majo...

BBC Radio 4 Open Country programme visited the Menai Strait bridges, in the company of Menai Heritage's John Cole: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Corsydd Calon Môn - Total joy to celebrate our #Fen #heritage with children of #Llanbedrgoch School @northwaleswt.bsky.social #Anglesey #wetlands #envhist #YnysMôn 🎨

Bryn Celli Ddu burial chamber on Anglesey is one of the structures that has been damaged: BBC Wales - Criminal damage to historical buildings on the rise - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @rhysmwyn.bsky.social

Running throughout September, Open Doors is a month-long celebration of Welsh heritage, and many of our churches in Wales will be participating in this year’s programme. 📷 St Mary's, Tal-y-Llyn, Anglesey

My publisher Amberley has updated my author's profile page with my new favourite photo of myself. I was very happy to be visiting the Skerries lighthouse! Check out my books on my web site: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...

Cadw Open Doors month will also see a number of churches around the island opening their doors for visitors. See the list at cadw.gov.wales/visit/whats-...

It is Cadw Open Doors month again! There will be free tours of Barclodiad y Gawres Burial Chamber on 13 and 28 September: cadw.gov.wales/open-doors-b... There will also be tours around Beaumaris castle on 16 September (tour free but entrance fee must be paid): cadw.gov.wales/beaumaris-ca...

I'm just watching an excellent recent talk by @rhysmwyn.bsky.social for TH!NK Rhosneigr about Archaeology and Old Books of Ynys Môn. Very enjoyable! youtu.be/KP5aojPADDU

Check out this very atmospheric video of a visit to South Stack lighthouse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg4p...

St Deiniol's Church, Llanddaniel Fab #Anglesey - Vestry door has medieval doorjambs; keystone of the pointed arch is a carved human face #heritage #history #AdoorableThursday #architecture #religion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Dein...

Archivist Amanda Sweet from Anglesey Archives explores the rich histories found in old wills: www.orielmon.org/en/blog/will...

National Library and Anglesey Archives to promote Welsh broadcasting history nation.cymru/news/nationa...

I love getting page proofs! Today I'm proofreading my Lighthouses of Wales book, which is due out in November. More information at lighthouses.wales