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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Llangors Crannog Alternative Name: Llangorse Crannog; Llyn Safaddan Crannog; Savvaddan Lake; Lake of BrycheiniogCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Crannog
Nearest Town: Brecon Nearest Village: Llansantffraed
Map Ref: SO12872688 Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.933584N Longitude: 3.268702W
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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The GPS coordinates for the replica site are 51.93459N and 03.27682W.
This crannog is recorded as Coflein NPRN 32997, and extract of which reads: "about 42m by 29m. It was explored in 1868, and a survey and excavation carried out on and around the islet in 1989-92, demonstrated that the site had been occupied in the late 8th to early 9th century AD".
The Journal of Antiquities includes an entry for Llangorse Lake And Crannog, Powys, Wales which tells us the crannog is 37m from the northern shoreline of the lake. The Journal includes directions for finding this lake, local myths and legends (one says it is the location for the submerged Roman city of Loventium), archaeological finds of dug-out canoes/boats, and background information from the medieval source, Giraldus. The Journal also includes a list of reference sources for more information. They also mention it is well worth visiting the nearby ancient church of St. Gastyn.
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