Luke Jenkins
@lukejenkinsarch.bsky.social
Archaeologist @Heneb | Wales | Prehistory | Community | Archaeology | Personal account
Great day at the Pembrokeshire Archaeology day with @pembscoast.bsky.social This year, the event was hosted in partnership with @henebtwa.bsky.social
Thanks to all the speakers, you were all superb. My first year chairing. Great fun.
Thank you to everyone who helped put the day together.
Thanks to all the speakers, you were all superb. My first year chairing. Great fun.
Thank you to everyone who helped put the day together.
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Great day at the Pembrokeshire Archaeology day with @pembscoast.bsky.social This year, the event was hosted in partnership with @henebtwa.bsky.social
Thanks to all the speakers, you were all superb. My first year chairing. Great fun.
Thank you to everyone who helped put the day together.
Thanks to all the speakers, you were all superb. My first year chairing. Great fun.
Thank you to everyone who helped put the day together.
It's talk season and it's great to be back. Fab turn out at Llangwm History Society last night.
@henebtwa.bsky.social
@henebtwa.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It's talk season and it's great to be back. Fab turn out at Llangwm History Society last night.
@henebtwa.bsky.social
@henebtwa.bsky.social
Fun weekend taking in some of that culture lark in Cardiff. Great to meet with Oli Lovett to discuss our top secret media project as well!
October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Fun weekend taking in some of that culture lark in Cardiff. Great to meet with Oli Lovett to discuss our top secret media project as well!
Fantastic to see the third review of the Research Framework for the Archaeology Wales completed yesterday.
Really important documents, ensuring that we get the best out of Welsh Archaeology.
I was lucky enough to pull together the minor refresh of the Neo and EBA theme.
Congrats all!
Really important documents, ensuring that we get the best out of Welsh Archaeology.
I was lucky enough to pull together the minor refresh of the Neo and EBA theme.
Congrats all!
October 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Fantastic to see the third review of the Research Framework for the Archaeology Wales completed yesterday.
Really important documents, ensuring that we get the best out of Welsh Archaeology.
I was lucky enough to pull together the minor refresh of the Neo and EBA theme.
Congrats all!
Really important documents, ensuring that we get the best out of Welsh Archaeology.
I was lucky enough to pull together the minor refresh of the Neo and EBA theme.
Congrats all!
Fab day meeting up with colleagues from across Wales at the Heneb staff away day.
Unfortunately this is the only rubbish picture I took. Honestly- twas fab.
Thanks to Zoe and the gang for organising! @henebtwa.bsky.social
Unfortunately this is the only rubbish picture I took. Honestly- twas fab.
Thanks to Zoe and the gang for organising! @henebtwa.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fab day meeting up with colleagues from across Wales at the Heneb staff away day.
Unfortunately this is the only rubbish picture I took. Honestly- twas fab.
Thanks to Zoe and the gang for organising! @henebtwa.bsky.social
Unfortunately this is the only rubbish picture I took. Honestly- twas fab.
Thanks to Zoe and the gang for organising! @henebtwa.bsky.social
Amazing to see a 16/17th century (replica) spanish galleon sail into Fishguard this weekend.
What an amazing insight into what long distance trade would have looked like at the time!
Thanks for coming Galleon Andalucia!
What an amazing insight into what long distance trade would have looked like at the time!
Thanks for coming Galleon Andalucia!
October 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Amazing to see a 16/17th century (replica) spanish galleon sail into Fishguard this weekend.
What an amazing insight into what long distance trade would have looked like at the time!
Thanks for coming Galleon Andalucia!
What an amazing insight into what long distance trade would have looked like at the time!
Thanks for coming Galleon Andalucia!
An interesting few days at the Future Energy Wales conference 2025. Fantastic to hear about this important sector for archaeology and our path towards Net Zero.
#RUKFEW25
#RUKFEW25
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
An interesting few days at the Future Energy Wales conference 2025. Fantastic to hear about this important sector for archaeology and our path towards Net Zero.
#RUKFEW25
#RUKFEW25
Fantastic to get the opportunity to visit the @henebtwa.bsky.social dig for Operation Nightingale at Buckspool Promontory Fort.
Lots of finds - particularly amazing to see preserved animal bone on a West Wales site - Hens teeth in this part of the world. Can't wait to see the results.
Lots of finds - particularly amazing to see preserved animal bone on a West Wales site - Hens teeth in this part of the world. Can't wait to see the results.
August 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Fantastic to get the opportunity to visit the @henebtwa.bsky.social dig for Operation Nightingale at Buckspool Promontory Fort.
Lots of finds - particularly amazing to see preserved animal bone on a West Wales site - Hens teeth in this part of the world. Can't wait to see the results.
Lots of finds - particularly amazing to see preserved animal bone on a West Wales site - Hens teeth in this part of the world. Can't wait to see the results.
It's #MedievalMonday!
This week the unusual hybrid of Medieval fortification and Georgian splendour: Picton Castle in Pembrokeshire.
Built by a Flemish Knight it was later the home of Sir John Wogan, an important figure in the court of Edward I.
Stonking garden as well!
@henebtwa.bsky.social
This week the unusual hybrid of Medieval fortification and Georgian splendour: Picton Castle in Pembrokeshire.
Built by a Flemish Knight it was later the home of Sir John Wogan, an important figure in the court of Edward I.
Stonking garden as well!
@henebtwa.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It's #MedievalMonday!
This week the unusual hybrid of Medieval fortification and Georgian splendour: Picton Castle in Pembrokeshire.
Built by a Flemish Knight it was later the home of Sir John Wogan, an important figure in the court of Edward I.
Stonking garden as well!
@henebtwa.bsky.social
This week the unusual hybrid of Medieval fortification and Georgian splendour: Picton Castle in Pembrokeshire.
Built by a Flemish Knight it was later the home of Sir John Wogan, an important figure in the court of Edward I.
Stonking garden as well!
@henebtwa.bsky.social
On my way home after an interesting day talking Heneb at the Wales Heritage Group in Cardiff.
Thanks to @archaeologyuk.bsky.social for hosting! Looking forward to seeing how the group evolves!
@henebtwa.bsky.social
Thanks to @archaeologyuk.bsky.social for hosting! Looking forward to seeing how the group evolves!
@henebtwa.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
On my way home after an interesting day talking Heneb at the Wales Heritage Group in Cardiff.
Thanks to @archaeologyuk.bsky.social for hosting! Looking forward to seeing how the group evolves!
@henebtwa.bsky.social
Thanks to @archaeologyuk.bsky.social for hosting! Looking forward to seeing how the group evolves!
@henebtwa.bsky.social
Lovely day at the National Botanic Gardens. Great to see the newly restored regency lakes bedding in after our community excavations a few years ago.
It was a very special place to work. Its also a cracking greenhouse!
It was a very special place to work. Its also a cracking greenhouse!
March 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Lovely day at the National Botanic Gardens. Great to see the newly restored regency lakes bedding in after our community excavations a few years ago.
It was a very special place to work. Its also a cracking greenhouse!
It was a very special place to work. Its also a cracking greenhouse!
Thank goodness it's #FindsFriday!
This might just be my favourite polished stone axe.
The 'Hayscastle Axe' at Tenby Museum is a highly polished flint axe.
As we don't have flint of any quality around here, this is a certain import, clearly made for beauty as much as function.
This might just be my favourite polished stone axe.
The 'Hayscastle Axe' at Tenby Museum is a highly polished flint axe.
As we don't have flint of any quality around here, this is a certain import, clearly made for beauty as much as function.
March 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Thank goodness it's #FindsFriday!
This might just be my favourite polished stone axe.
The 'Hayscastle Axe' at Tenby Museum is a highly polished flint axe.
As we don't have flint of any quality around here, this is a certain import, clearly made for beauty as much as function.
This might just be my favourite polished stone axe.
The 'Hayscastle Axe' at Tenby Museum is a highly polished flint axe.
As we don't have flint of any quality around here, this is a certain import, clearly made for beauty as much as function.
Thank goodness it's #HillfortsWednesday.
This week Carmarthenshire's largest hillfort 'Y Gaer Fawr' the larger of two Hillforts on Garn Goch.
The hillfort is roughly oval in shape. It has at least 3 phases and 8 entrances. It has an internal area of 12 ha defended by massive walling.
This week Carmarthenshire's largest hillfort 'Y Gaer Fawr' the larger of two Hillforts on Garn Goch.
The hillfort is roughly oval in shape. It has at least 3 phases and 8 entrances. It has an internal area of 12 ha defended by massive walling.
March 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Thank goodness it's #HillfortsWednesday.
This week Carmarthenshire's largest hillfort 'Y Gaer Fawr' the larger of two Hillforts on Garn Goch.
The hillfort is roughly oval in shape. It has at least 3 phases and 8 entrances. It has an internal area of 12 ha defended by massive walling.
This week Carmarthenshire's largest hillfort 'Y Gaer Fawr' the larger of two Hillforts on Garn Goch.
The hillfort is roughly oval in shape. It has at least 3 phases and 8 entrances. It has an internal area of 12 ha defended by massive walling.
It's #TombTuesday. This week the Foel Eryr cairn which featured in the background of #StandingStoneSunday.
Built entirely of stone, and measuring 17m in diameter, and still standing more than 2m tall, this cairn crowns Foel Eryr, the second highest peak in the Preselis.
Built entirely of stone, and measuring 17m in diameter, and still standing more than 2m tall, this cairn crowns Foel Eryr, the second highest peak in the Preselis.
March 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
It's #TombTuesday. This week the Foel Eryr cairn which featured in the background of #StandingStoneSunday.
Built entirely of stone, and measuring 17m in diameter, and still standing more than 2m tall, this cairn crowns Foel Eryr, the second highest peak in the Preselis.
Built entirely of stone, and measuring 17m in diameter, and still standing more than 2m tall, this cairn crowns Foel Eryr, the second highest peak in the Preselis.
A huge thank you from me.
A real eye-opener of the possibilities of LiDAR.
Even better, I came away from the session with what I believe might be the world's only luminous purple scale model of Foel Drygarn #HillfortsWednesday.
A real eye-opener of the possibilities of LiDAR.
Even better, I came away from the session with what I believe might be the world's only luminous purple scale model of Foel Drygarn #HillfortsWednesday.
March 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A huge thank you from me.
A real eye-opener of the possibilities of LiDAR.
Even better, I came away from the session with what I believe might be the world's only luminous purple scale model of Foel Drygarn #HillfortsWednesday.
A real eye-opener of the possibilities of LiDAR.
Even better, I came away from the session with what I believe might be the world's only luminous purple scale model of Foel Drygarn #HillfortsWednesday.
#MedievalMonday - Pembroke Castle.
Founded as a Motte and Bailey c.1093 AD. Much of its present form is due to William Marshall c.1189AD.
@henebtwa.bsky.social have done lots of work at the castle including this geophys survey with Neil Ludlow in 2016 funded by the @castlestudies.bsky.social
Founded as a Motte and Bailey c.1093 AD. Much of its present form is due to William Marshall c.1189AD.
@henebtwa.bsky.social have done lots of work at the castle including this geophys survey with Neil Ludlow in 2016 funded by the @castlestudies.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
#MedievalMonday - Pembroke Castle.
Founded as a Motte and Bailey c.1093 AD. Much of its present form is due to William Marshall c.1189AD.
@henebtwa.bsky.social have done lots of work at the castle including this geophys survey with Neil Ludlow in 2016 funded by the @castlestudies.bsky.social
Founded as a Motte and Bailey c.1093 AD. Much of its present form is due to William Marshall c.1189AD.
@henebtwa.bsky.social have done lots of work at the castle including this geophys survey with Neil Ludlow in 2016 funded by the @castlestudies.bsky.social
It's #StandingStoneSunday, and what a day it has been.
The highest megaliths on the Preseli Ridge?The Cerrig Lladron stone pair sits just beneath the summit of Foel Eryr, the second highest peak on the Preselis. The two stones, one little, one large appear align with the amazing cairn at the top!
The highest megaliths on the Preseli Ridge?The Cerrig Lladron stone pair sits just beneath the summit of Foel Eryr, the second highest peak on the Preselis. The two stones, one little, one large appear align with the amazing cairn at the top!
March 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It's #StandingStoneSunday, and what a day it has been.
The highest megaliths on the Preseli Ridge?The Cerrig Lladron stone pair sits just beneath the summit of Foel Eryr, the second highest peak on the Preselis. The two stones, one little, one large appear align with the amazing cairn at the top!
The highest megaliths on the Preseli Ridge?The Cerrig Lladron stone pair sits just beneath the summit of Foel Eryr, the second highest peak on the Preselis. The two stones, one little, one large appear align with the amazing cairn at the top!
It's #FindsFriday. Spot the odd one out!
This week, the humble spindle whorl. The hole is for a shaft or 'spindle' and they were used for the spinning of yarn.
For those who work on prehistoric Wales, finds are not a common sight. Spindle whorls are therefore a firm favourite amongst most.
This week, the humble spindle whorl. The hole is for a shaft or 'spindle' and they were used for the spinning of yarn.
For those who work on prehistoric Wales, finds are not a common sight. Spindle whorls are therefore a firm favourite amongst most.
March 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
It's #FindsFriday. Spot the odd one out!
This week, the humble spindle whorl. The hole is for a shaft or 'spindle' and they were used for the spinning of yarn.
For those who work on prehistoric Wales, finds are not a common sight. Spindle whorls are therefore a firm favourite amongst most.
This week, the humble spindle whorl. The hole is for a shaft or 'spindle' and they were used for the spinning of yarn.
For those who work on prehistoric Wales, finds are not a common sight. Spindle whorls are therefore a firm favourite amongst most.
It was illustrated very nicely in Arch Camb in 1922 by A.H.A Hogg. One of the pioneers of Hillforts studies. @cambriansarch.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
It was illustrated very nicely in Arch Camb in 1922 by A.H.A Hogg. One of the pioneers of Hillforts studies. @cambriansarch.bsky.social
It's #hillfortswednesday!
This week Garn Fawr, Strumble Head.
A complex hillfort of unusual design. Built by connecting large outcrops together with enormous loose boulder walls. It has been surveyed but never excavated.
It's a stunner and a good place for a walk!
This week Garn Fawr, Strumble Head.
A complex hillfort of unusual design. Built by connecting large outcrops together with enormous loose boulder walls. It has been surveyed but never excavated.
It's a stunner and a good place for a walk!
March 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM
It's #hillfortswednesday!
This week Garn Fawr, Strumble Head.
A complex hillfort of unusual design. Built by connecting large outcrops together with enormous loose boulder walls. It has been surveyed but never excavated.
It's a stunner and a good place for a walk!
This week Garn Fawr, Strumble Head.
A complex hillfort of unusual design. Built by connecting large outcrops together with enormous loose boulder walls. It has been surveyed but never excavated.
It's a stunner and a good place for a walk!
#TombTuesday. This week the mighty three cairns of Foel Drygarn.
I think these may be the most iconic cairns in the west. Despite the awesome proportions of the later Iron Age Hillfort which surrounds these mounds they still manage dominate the landscape.
I think these may be the most iconic cairns in the west. Despite the awesome proportions of the later Iron Age Hillfort which surrounds these mounds they still manage dominate the landscape.
March 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#TombTuesday. This week the mighty three cairns of Foel Drygarn.
I think these may be the most iconic cairns in the west. Despite the awesome proportions of the later Iron Age Hillfort which surrounds these mounds they still manage dominate the landscape.
I think these may be the most iconic cairns in the west. Despite the awesome proportions of the later Iron Age Hillfort which surrounds these mounds they still manage dominate the landscape.
Its #standingstonesunday. Perhaps Pembrokeshire's finest stone row: Parc y Meirw, built into a hedgebank near Llanycaer.
Consisting of at least four uprights and two recumbents, all of the stones are whoppers, the largest is 2.7m tall.
We don't have many around here, but this is a corker.
Consisting of at least four uprights and two recumbents, all of the stones are whoppers, the largest is 2.7m tall.
We don't have many around here, but this is a corker.
March 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Its #standingstonesunday. Perhaps Pembrokeshire's finest stone row: Parc y Meirw, built into a hedgebank near Llanycaer.
Consisting of at least four uprights and two recumbents, all of the stones are whoppers, the largest is 2.7m tall.
We don't have many around here, but this is a corker.
Consisting of at least four uprights and two recumbents, all of the stones are whoppers, the largest is 2.7m tall.
We don't have many around here, but this is a corker.
Fantastic day representing @henebtwa.bsky.social at the Aberystwyth Archaeology day at the National Library.
Great talks and a chance to catch up with old friends.
Big thanks to Jenna (Heneb) and Nicola (RCHAMW) for putting on such a good show.
Great talks and a chance to catch up with old friends.
Big thanks to Jenna (Heneb) and Nicola (RCHAMW) for putting on such a good show.
March 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Fantastic day representing @henebtwa.bsky.social at the Aberystwyth Archaeology day at the National Library.
Great talks and a chance to catch up with old friends.
Big thanks to Jenna (Heneb) and Nicola (RCHAMW) for putting on such a good show.
Great talks and a chance to catch up with old friends.
Big thanks to Jenna (Heneb) and Nicola (RCHAMW) for putting on such a good show.
It's #Hillfortswednesday. Here is the magnificent Pendinas hillfort. One of the largest in West Wales, it towers over Aberystwyth. Over the last few years it has been at the centre of a community archaeology project led by @henebtwa.bsky.social and the RCAHMW.
This Friday I am talking about it!👇👇
This Friday I am talking about it!👇👇
March 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It's #Hillfortswednesday. Here is the magnificent Pendinas hillfort. One of the largest in West Wales, it towers over Aberystwyth. Over the last few years it has been at the centre of a community archaeology project led by @henebtwa.bsky.social and the RCAHMW.
This Friday I am talking about it!👇👇
This Friday I am talking about it!👇👇
It's #standingstonesunday! We have been on a bit of an explore around Dinas, Pembrokeshire this weekend.
Ty Meini is a whopper and visible from the main road for the eagle eyed. 2.7m tall and the right kind of wonky it is a part of a great density of standing stones as you approach the Preselis.
Ty Meini is a whopper and visible from the main road for the eagle eyed. 2.7m tall and the right kind of wonky it is a part of a great density of standing stones as you approach the Preselis.
March 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It's #standingstonesunday! We have been on a bit of an explore around Dinas, Pembrokeshire this weekend.
Ty Meini is a whopper and visible from the main road for the eagle eyed. 2.7m tall and the right kind of wonky it is a part of a great density of standing stones as you approach the Preselis.
Ty Meini is a whopper and visible from the main road for the eagle eyed. 2.7m tall and the right kind of wonky it is a part of a great density of standing stones as you approach the Preselis.