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Hugo:
I had a phone call from Tellytubby  a short while ago informing me that Weatherman Walking is on BBC Wales at 7.30 pm and one of the walks featured is a walk along the Roman road on the Carneddau.   It could be quite interesting and I've recorded it just in case I want to see it again

Hugo:
I watched the programme last night but was a bit disappointed as it wasn't what I was expecting.    There was no reference to the original Roman road which can be seen in places just south of the existing track and as much as I admired the person in the wheel chair wanting to revisit the area it's not exactly wheel chair friendly.
The ground is very uneven and when I last walked there, there was a difficult ford to cross because of severe erosion caused by the water and weather conditions.   In fact I don't know how they got the wheel chair across it unless the TV  crew carried it across the stream

Blongb:
I wouldn't want to carry him or his wheelchair down down if he had any sort of malfunction. It's good to encourage wheelchair users to get out and about but use some common sense and keep it within reason.

Hugo:
The views from the Roman road on a good day are breathtaking but the weather can just turn and it soon becomes a most inhospitable place.   I've  been there a few times when the weather has suddenly turned and it's isolated with nowhere to shelter so you have to get away from there asap.
The old Roman road leads down into Rhiwiau Uchaf in Llanfairfechan and two Roman Milestones have been found there. There is a concrete replica of the original Hadrian's milestone in the field near the riding stables and you can appreciate  the size of it when you see Tellytubby standing next to it.
 The Hadrian Milestone was set up in 121 AD in the reign of Hadrian. It is a tall cylindrical well cut stone of a type found throughout the Roman Empire. It stood at Rhiwiau Uchaf, on the Roman Road between Canovium (Caerhun) and Segontium (Caernarfon).
The Severan Milestone was also found in the same field and was originally set up in 208 AD in the reign of Septimius Severus
Another milestone was found in Madryn Farm where the road turned west to Segontium and part of the road was unearthed recently when excavations took place near the buttress to the bridge that crossed the river at Aber

Blongb:
I was in the British Museum looking at the Rosetta Stone when one of those Roman Mile Markers from that stretch of road caught my eye in the next cabinet  $walesflag$

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