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<< Our Photo Pages >> Aberystwyth Gorsedd Circle - Modern Stone Circle etc in Wales in Ceredigion

Submitted by davidmorgan on Saturday, 10 June 2017  Page Views: 4016

Modern SitesSite Name: Aberystwyth Gorsedd Circle
Country: Wales County: Ceredigion Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Aberystwyth
Map Ref: SN5794681533
Latitude: 52.413297N  Longitude: 4.090005W
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.
4 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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Aberystwyth Gorsedd Circle
Aberystwyth Gorsedd Circle submitted by ThelwallMM : Taken 26th Feb 2022 Looking westward-ish - towards the sea (Vote or comment on this photo)
Modern Stone Circle in Ceredigion

A circle erected for one of the Eisteddfods (possibly 1865) in the grounds of Aberystwyth Castle.
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Aberystwyth Gorsedd Circle
Aberystwyth Gorsedd Circle submitted by ThelwallMM : Taken 26th February 2022 Looking East-ish (Vote or comment on this photo)

Aberystwyth Gorsedd Circle
Aberystwyth Gorsedd Circle submitted by davidmorgan : A huge crowd watching a ceremony in the Gorsedd Circle, in the Castle grounds, Aberystwyth, either during the Proclamation Ceremony, 1914 or during the Eisteddfod week itself, 1916. Photo source: National Museum Wales. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SN5781 : Remains of Castle, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion by Christine Matthews
by Christine Matthews
©2014(licence)
SN5781 : Remains of Castle, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion by Christine Matthews
by Christine Matthews
©2014(licence)
SN5781 : Aberystwyth Castle by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2015(licence)
SN5781 : Aberystwyth Castle and stone circle, 1981 by Nigel Thompson
by Nigel Thompson
©2015(licence)
SN5781 : Aberystwyth Castle by John Lucas
by John Lucas
©2006(licence)

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Re: Aberystwyth Gorsedd Circle by Anonymous on Monday, 12 August 2019
Got here and disappointed it wasn't a 'true' circle. :-)
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