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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Llech Y Dribedd Alternative Name: Llech y Tripedd, Llech y Drybedd
Country: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Newport  Nearest Village: Moylgrove
Map Ref: SN10054319  Landranger Map Number: 145
Latitude: 52.054451N  Longitude: 4.771868W
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.
 3 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
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theSongofFfraed visited on 1st Jan 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 My dragon venture took me here. One upright, from memory has a severe crack.

woodini254 visited on 26th Oct 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This is a very easy site to visit, you need to park on the main road that runs between Newport and Moylegrove. A short walk up the access path to Penlan Farm which bears round to the left and the monument can be found via a stile in a field on your right. You do not need permission from Penlan Farm.

Serenstar visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Penbron Andy B paulcall have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 4

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Horatio : Taken from my recent visit a couple of weeks back. I don't know but looking at this image, I just think 'The Tripods' and the 'White Mountains' book 1967. I was read this book at Junior School in the mid-late 70's and was scared shirtless! Basically every person I've met on my travels around the country who can remember the Tripods Trilogy had the same experience. Henry, Will and Beanpole if a... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Llech y Dribedd Chambered Tomb is located on a public footpath near Moylgrove at SN101432 and is definitely worth a visit. In a field near the village of Moylegrove. It is variously described as a burial chamber, dolmen or cromlech. At a distance it resembles a sort of alien craft from outer space, but closer up it is a huge lump of stone standing on three smaller up-rights.

The triangular-shaped capstone measures some 10 ft by 9 ft altogether, and is somewhat precariously perched on it's three stone supports or up-rights - which almost look as if they might give way at any moment. A local legend says that the capstone was thrown from the top of Carn Ingli near Nevern to it's present position by Samson - either the biblical Samson or the 6th century saint who appears to have had remarkable strength, if you listen to some other legends associated with him.

This monument is recorded as Coflein NPRN 304086, which simply describes it as "A free standing megalithic chamber, with earthfast stones supporting a substantial capstone: no traces of a mound are mentioned". Their entry includes photographs and aerial photographs.

The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for Llech-y-Dribedd, Moylgrove, Pembrokeshire, Wales, which includes a photograph, a description and a list of several reference sources. The Journal adds: "The earthen mound that once covered the tomb has long since eroded away, although one of the recumbent stones beneath the capstone was said to be ‘still standing’ in the early 18th century".

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by JohnnyThunder : Llech Y Dribedd a few days before midsummer's day (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Horatio : Llech-y-Dribedd - ‘Stone of the Three Graves If you haven't visited this site, then don't leave it too late. The capstone has a crack through it and the front orthostat has a crack all the way through it too. It would be a shame for this monster to collapse. Surely this could be rectified somehow to ensure it stands for generations to come, Stonehenge has been 'shored up' amongst other a... (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by JohnnyThunder : Llech Y Dribedd a few days before midsummer's day - reflecting Carn Ingli in the background (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Horatio : Easy access, public footpath right up to it, poor light, so a black and white image. Lovely stone and one to revisit in optimal light conditions. Very atmospheric. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by cerrig : Robin Heath insisted on wearing this tee shirt for this photo, despite our protests. He later confided privately that just the thought of wearing it gave him a warm glow. ( I'm not sure exactly of his words, but it was something like that ) (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llech y Dribedd submitted by vicky : A photo of Llech y Dribedd Chambered Tomb, near Moylgrove at SN101432 (with scale!). Located on a public footpath, this is definitely worth a visit. (1 comment)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Horatio : Llech y Drybedd with the Preseli Hills beyond (1 comment)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by JWli : The obligatory stones against sunset shot - it was so beautiful I couldn't resist, :)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Penbron : Ancient cromlech of Llech Y Dribedd nr Moylgrove, Pembs. In the background is the hillside of Carn Ingli, Preseli Mountains.

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by cerrig : Another image from Robin Heath's course, this one taken on a site visit to Llech y Drybedd. This cheeky fellow on the right followed us around all day, getting into as many photo's as he could. Some people! (3 comments)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Jimwithnoname : Llech Y Dribedd - March 2020

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Postman : Stoney tripod

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by ericgrindle : LLech-y-Dribedd This image was taken on a windy day in August 2009. Katrina and myself had visited Pentre Ifan, Carreg Samson and many other stones in the area. The day was windy and overcast. The clouds do however add to the atmosphere to the windswept site. Image copyright: Eric Grindle (Eric Grindle), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Antonine : Visited 2017

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by cerrig : This is the view from Llech y Drybedd to Crugiau Cemaes , another of the legs of the Carningli triangle . I'm not sure whether Crugiau Cemaes is to the left or right ? As you can also see , Sem has once again gotten into the picture , and Robin is actually saying here " are you following me ? "

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by cerrig : Robin Heath instructing the class at Llech y Drybedd.

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by ironagedave : Site in Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) (1 comment)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by rocknroll : Taken on the 18th of Febuary 2007. I walked for sometime looking to my right before I started to think that I'd gone too far. On walking back I discovered that I should have been looking to my left! (2 comments)

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Llech y Dribedd submitted by chumbawala : Also known as Llech-y-Tripped (1 comment)

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Doc_Oakley : Near to the village of Moylgrove

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Postman : Carn Ingli in the beyond.

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Postman : It's less pretty side

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Bladup : Llech Y Dribedd.

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Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Bladup

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Re: Llech Y Dribedd, graffiti incised or something much older... by JWli on Friday, 05 February 2021
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I visited this interesting site yesterday, thursday 04.02.2021 in late afternoon, and recorded the stones plus various landscape views of the monument against the setting sun etc.
What caught my interest particularly came to light when I examined all the stones for any markings they might have. On the capstone I found various modern incised graffiti such a initials and dates. I also found other more abstract shapes, which were repeated over the side of the capstone, though not in any way that would form a pattern, though I did find some shapes that were definitely forming a pattern , albeit in tiny areas. I don't know if I'm describing yet more modern graffiti, or something to do with the geology of the stone, or maybe even an incidental artefact of moving it to the site originally or of just age and weathering. Anyway, it got my interest and I think it's worth sharing to find out what others make of it. Am I imagining it's more than it is - or what? I'd like to find out either way, and I thought it worth recording all the same ;) Photos to follow when I've worked out what to do!! By the way, I have taken loads of photos of the various marks I found, but too many to post all at once, plus I lost track of which I'd posted and which I hadn't as I was trying to upload. I just looked at a book review on this site and recognise a lozenge pattern from Orkney as being one on the capstone; mind you it is a pretty timeless design :/I will try to upload a few more images if allowed to later on. Thanks for reading.
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    Re: Llech Y Dribedd, graffiti incised or something much older... by Sunny100 on Saturday, 06 February 2021
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    We look forward to seeing your photos JWIi. I remember visiting this site in the 1970s, but didn't have my camera with me. I viewed it from the track. There is some good information in the book 'Neolithic Sites of Cardiganshire Carmarthenshire & Pembrokeshire' by George Children and George Nash, a Logaston Press publication of 2002. I don't know whether you have the book.
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      Re: Llech Y Dribedd, graffiti incised or something much older... by JWli on Saturday, 06 February 2021
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      Hello Sunny100, thanks for recommending the book, I'll try to find it. I don't know what's happened with the photos I tried to upload - maybe they have to be checked by admin first. Very happy to have swapped messages Sunny100, bye for now. P.S. I just found my photos have been posted above with all the others...Yyaaayyy!
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        Re: Llech Y Dribedd, graffiti incised or something much older... by Sunny100 on Saturday, 06 February 2021
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        Hello JWIi, yes your photos need to be uploaded to the site by Admins. They have to wait their turn, but as you say they are on now. Best wishes.
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Re: Llech Y Dribedd by JonnieT on Sunday, 10 April 2016
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I visited this site today. Wonderful views across to the Prescelli Hills (and the site of the Stonehenge blue stone quarry) and southwest towards Fishguard. From an adjacent hilltop the tops of the mountains of SE Ireland are visible on the horizon.

I dowsed this site and found two intersecting earth energy lines under the centre of the chambered tomb (that coming from Cornwall I would call a Quoit) giving a vortex of earth energy. The earth energy line, that runs through the tomb in a roughly east/west direction also runs WSW to a pile of similar stones some 15m away and, to the east there are three piles of stones some 60 - 80m along the energy line. At each of these piles of stones there is a crossing energy line giving a vortex at the intersection point over the centre of the piles.

I wonder if there is a connection between the chambered tomb and the outlying piles of stones.

I would be very interested to read what other dowsers might find here.
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Robin Heath's Sun-Moon Experience by Andy B on Tuesday, 24 May 2011
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Further details on Robin Heath's course are here
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=4554&forum=2
Hopefully he will run another one soon
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Re: Llech Y Dribedd by PaulM on Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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