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<< Text Pages >> Pontypool Gorsedd Circle - Modern Stone Circle etc in Wales in Monmouthshire

Submitted by davidmorgan on Thursday, 12 February 2015  Page Views: 2503

Modern SitesSite Name: Pontypool Gorsedd Circle
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Pontypool
Map Ref: SO2875001181
Latitude: 51.704826N  Longitude: 3.032479W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Modern Stone Circle in Monmouthshire

The stone circle erected in Pontypool Park in 1923 prior to the National Eisteddfod that was held in the park in 1924.
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SO2801 : Stone circle, Pontypool Park, Pontypool by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2013(licence)
SO2801 : Bluebells and Stone Circle by David Roberts
by David Roberts
©2010(licence)
SO2801 : Path to Penygarn by David Roberts
by David Roberts
©2010(licence)
SO2801 : Gorsedd Stone Circle by David Roberts
by David Roberts
©2010(licence)
SO2801 : Penygarn Bluebells by David Roberts
by David Roberts
©2010(licence)

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