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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen-y-Wyrlod - Chambered Tomb in Wales in Powys

Submitted by thecaptain on Monday, 17 May 2004  Page Views: 10053

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pen-y-Wyrlod
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Brecon  Nearest Village: Llanigon
Map Ref: SO22483987  Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 52.051774N  Longitude: 3.131899W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 3 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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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by TheCaptain : Pen-y-wyrlod, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO224398 There is one smashing little slab sided chamber about 3 by 1.5 metres, with the stones protruding well up out of the remains of a stone built mound. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Powys. Marked on the OS map as Long Cairn, the remains of this tomb can be found by driving along the little lane which take you between Hay on Wye and the Gospel Pass. Travelling from Hay, after a couple of miles the lane turns sharp left and steepens, and there is a suitable parking place where the footpath goes north into the field which contains this tomb, about 100m from the road.

I found it hard to determine exactly what the remains here once consisted of. I could see no obvious outline to a mound, and it seemed a fairly odd place for one to be, almost in a little hollow on the hillside, not the usual ridge. There is one smashing little slab sided chamber about 3 by 1.5 metres, with the stones protruding well up out of the remains of a stone built mound. Further west the remains of another smaller chamber can be made out in the edge of the stone mound. It is possible that there are other chambers here to the east of the obvious chamber, as there are several stone slabs as well as lumps and bumps in the ground to be seen scattered about, and indeed what seems to be some slabs positioned on edge.

But the situation is complicated by natural outcrops of rock here, which seem to have been quarried in the past, and could have been used to make the monument. There are some nice layers of stone, which it would appear to have had slabs removed from them, which give the impression of chambers or other features.

I would be interested to know if anyone knows more about this place.

Visited Sunday, 2nd May 2004

Note: This site is located on private land close to a footpath.
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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by cerrig : This is the view today looking South West. It is now a very overgrown site,but originally, without the trees, it would have been possible to see the Black mountain, at the far end of the Brecon Beacons,50 miles away. A short walk to the North gets around the trees to confirm this. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by Postman : A most pleasant place to sit and ponder the mysteries of life, quavers or wotsits ? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pen-Y-Wyrlod submitted by chumbawala : PEN-Y-WYRLOD, AS FOUND ON THE MULTI MAP. IT IS A RELEIF TO FIND IT AFTER TRAVELLING UP THE STEEP, NARROW ROADS. IT IS AN OLD BURIAL CHAMBER, C.2500BC, AND THE AREA AROUND IT IS STILL INTACT. THERE IS NO PARKING, AND YOU HAVE TO CLIMB OVER A STILE TO GET THERE. THE VIEWS OF THE RIVER FROM THE FIELD BELOW IS WORTH THE DETOUR. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by Postman : The way (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by cerrig : This is looking North,and from the open ground,beyond the trees, it's possible to see the Western Beacons,50 miles away. This is one of several of the Black Mountains passage mounds that have this long distance view.

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by Postman : Square hole in stone lower left

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by Postman : Go on then, whats with the hole?

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by Postman : Zooming from under the trees

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by Bladup : Pen-y-Wyrlod.

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by enkidu41 : SO 224398 The main chamber of a neolithic long cairn. This sits at the summit of an irregular turfed mound 59' long by 29' wide.

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by enkidu41 : Pen-y-Wyrlod in the Brecon Beacons (1 comment)

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by TheCaptain : Pen-y-wyrlod, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO224398 The view from the west of the mound. The main chamber can be seen on the top, and the remains of another smaller chamber can be made out in the side of the stone mound.

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Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by TheCaptain : Pen-y-wyrlod, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO224398 To the west of the main chamber the remains of another smaller chamber can be made out in the edge of the stone mound.

Pen-y-Wyrlod
Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by TheCaptain : Pen-y-wyrlod, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO224398 There is one smashing little slab sided chamber about 3 by 1.5 metres, with the stones protruding well up out of the remains of a stone built mound. This is the view from the east

Pen-y-Wyrlod
Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by TheCaptain : Pen-y-wyrlod, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO224398 It is possible that there are other chambers here to the east of the obvious chamber, as there are several stone slabs as well as lumps and bumps in the ground to be seen scattered about, and indeed what seems to be some slabs positioned on edge. View from the southeast

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Re: Pen-y-Wyrlod by TheCaptain on Thursday, 23 January 2014
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Re: Pen-y-Wyrlod by Anonymous on Sunday, 12 October 2003
The site shown is Pen-yr-wyrlod and not Pen-y-wylod
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Re: Pen-y-Wyrlod by Anonymous on Friday, 28 February 2003
Situated exactly as the map says, the 5000 scale map is needed to pin point it, but it is visible from the road on the big bend. Four upright slabs form the chamber, and though worn, are still recognisable. The views from here are also worth the trek up.
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