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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Parc BachCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Llanberis
Map Ref: SH5846359778
Latitude: 53.116344N Longitude: 4.116232W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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TimPrevett visited on 13th Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Still evidence of fires being set against the stones and trees.
A video of the site on my YouTube Channel here
TimPrevett have visited here
I suspect either a completely misinterpreted group of stones from another historical period, a fortuitous arrangement of natural stones, or most likely, a folly construction from a landowner who liked ancient looking stones (though they usually went for the very structural looking dolmens). I am intrigued."
The Coflein entry is equally uncertain, "A peculiar 'megalithic' structure set on a low hillock overlooking and to the W of Dolbadarn Castle.It is primarily defined by two large orthostatic slabs set parallel to each other some 3m apart forming two sides of a square structure which has low pillars at each corner. Contiguous with the NE corner pillar is a larger 2m high squarish 'standing stone'".
There have been repeated fires within the structure and considerable damage to the location. (My visit 10/04/07).
Note: Visiting Dolbadarn Castle, this uncertain but reasonably convincing group of stones was happened upon. Is this a little known Neolithic Tomb?
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