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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bryn Seward Stone RowCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Barmouth Nearest Village: Fairbourne
Map Ref: SH6258811760
Latitude: 52.686050N Longitude: 4.034327W
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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SandyG visited on 30th Jul 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 5 The row is situated adjacent to the public highway. Whilst there is no formal car parking available you may be able to find a space to park. Do not leave your vehicle here unattended as the area is frequently used for nearby forestry operations.
TimPrevett have visited here
The Bryn Seward site is incorporates the standing stones, a number of cairns and an associated field system. The standing stones / row are likely to be of Bronze Age date, and have been built into a probable Post-Medieval field wall. They are situated alongside the ancient trackway known as the Ffordd Ddu.
However, in the 1970s the Ordnance Survey suggested that there are actually four stones, and although this view has been endorsed by many, it appears that there is no definite conclusion regarding the number of stones constituting the group - as they are incorporated into the field wall, several of the larger stones at the base of the wall could be part of the original group. [Thanks to Nina Steele Gwynedd Archaeological Trust]
The row is marked on maps as four, 2 before the fence & 2 after travelling east torwards the forest.
I visited this site June 2006 these two stones are the most obvious members of the Row which are located after the fence.
There appears a large fallen stone of the right proportions in the row amongs the field wall.
Update October 2019: This row is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Bryn Seward, which includes a description, photographs of the alignment and the individual stones, a plan of the row and its associated cairn, plus access information and links to other online resources for more information.
The SRoGB also includes a section discussing, and illustrating, Landmark Reveals which come landmarks become visible (and disappear again) as you walk along the row. Also refer to the SRoGB's entry for Sea Views at Bryn Seward.
The row is also recorded as Coflein NPRN 302812 (Stone Row, Bryn Seward).
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42m NNE 15° Bryn Seward Cairn East* Cairn (SH626118)
290m W 276° Bryn Seward Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH623118)
419m WSW 246° Cairn West of Bryn Seward* Cairn (SH622116)
664m ESE 107° Cyfannedd Fawr erratic* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SH63221155)
891m ESE 106° Bedd-y-brenin* Cairn (SH6343811484)
972m WSW 239° Waun Oer* Stone Row / Alignment (SH61741128)
1.1km W 260° Gallt Ffynnon Yr Hydd Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH615116)
1.1km NE 39° Bron-Llety-Ifan* Rock Art (SH63331263)
1.1km WSW 250° Hut Enclosure and Early Field System South of Mynydd Graigwen* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH615114)
2.4km WSW 237° Cefnfeusydd Farm Cairns* Cairn (SH605105)
2.9km WSW 238° Gwastadgoed* Standing Stones (SH601103)
3.0km ENE 58° Planwydd Helyg Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH65161325)
3.2km S 182° Twll Y Darren Round Barrow(s) (SH624086)
3.2km NE 53° Burial Cairn South of Eglwys Foel* Cairn (SH652136)
3.3km ENE 64° Afon Arthog Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH6561013120)
3.4km ENE 61° Cairn South of Ffordd Ddu* Round Cairn (SH656133)
3.4km E 94° Twll yr Ogof* Cairn (SH65961140)
3.4km NE 49° Arthog Standing Stones* Stone Circle (SH65261393)
3.4km NE 49° Standing Stone West of The Arthog Standing Stones* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH65241396)
3.5km SSW 200° Afon Gwril Hut Circle Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH613085)
3.7km SSW 202° Afon Gwril Cairn* Cairn (SH611084)
3.7km SSW 199° Cairn South of Afon Gwril* Cairn (SH613083)
3.7km ENE 58° Cairn Cemetery North of Hafotty Fach* Barrow Cemetery (SH65811366)
3.9km ENE 62° Hafotty Fach gate menhirs* Standing Stones (SH66091349)
3.9km ENE 65° Afon Arthog Cairns* Cairn (SH662133)
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