<< Our Photo Pages >> Capel Newydd - Carving in Wales in Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)
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Multi-periodSite Name: Capel Newydd Alternative Name: Dan y CapelCountry: Wales
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County: Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy) Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Blaenavon Nearest Village: Blaenavon
Map Ref: SO27020763
Latitude: 51.762577N Longitude: 3.058865W
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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Boulders will a sequence of fairly equal boreholes in what may be a glacial erratic.
Exact age or purpose unknown.
There is a quarry to the south east and downhill but, some of these boreholes appear far more eroded than would be expected given their sheltered location and obscure location in a woodland.
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