Ancient Monuments

Abstract

WHILST in North Wales last autumn, I visited the famous Kist-Vaen, on Tynycoed Farm, Capel Garmon, not far from Bettws-y-coed. This is a sort of double subterranean cromlech, the single cap-stone now remaining being on a level with the ground. On two of the large upright supporting stones, two blockheads had painted their names in green oil-paint from top to bottom of the stones. The trouble of taking the green paint and brushes to this place must have been considerable, and I hope now that General Pitt-Rivers is appointed Inspector of Ancient Monuments, he will find these parties out, and make them take a pailful of turpentine, and rub out the offensive inscriptions.