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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gwern Einion
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Harlech  Nearest Village: Llanfair
Map Ref: SH58732861  Landranger Map Number: 124
Latitude: 52.836429N  Longitude: 4.09863W
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
 2 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.
 3 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
 5

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Gwern Einion
Gwern Einion submitted by Adam Stanford : MER 1 Gwern Einion looking west. A beautiful day while the rest of the country was shrouded in cloud. The farmer was not very happy about climbing over the gate to get to this site, so do stick to the footpaths. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Gwern Einion is an imposing structure despite being surrounded by farm buildings.

The capstone rests on two portal stones which are approximately 6 ft high, sloping backwards to a 3ft back stone. Only the side stone to the south remains in place.

The tomb has been badly damaged – the burial chamber was turned into a shed by the farmer and the cairn has been robbed to build the nearby dry-stone walls.

References

Megalithic Enquiries in the West of Britain, T.G.E.Powell et Al (Liverpool 1969).
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Gwern Einion submitted by Justfrank : Very tricky to get to it was closed off at the main gates (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gwern Einion submitted by TAlanJones : Visited the site today 26.10.2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gwern Einion submitted by MartinBurke : Gwern Einiion visited in June 2007. It is an imposing structure despite being surrounded by farm buildings. Use a wide angle lens and the view from the front contains stones embedded in the ground, suggestive of the shape of a surrounding cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gwern Einion submitted by Postman : Amid the ruins (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gwern Einion submitted by Bladup : Gwern Einion.

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Gwern Einion submitted by TimPrevett : Though the massive dolmen here has a wall built around it, and a ruined farm building to the rear, the sense of ambience is mystical. Very rarely visited one would expect - but a cracking site.

Gwern Einion Standing Stone
Gwern Einion Standing Stone submitted by TAlanJones : View across the stone, up the track to the passing country road.

Gwern Einion Standing Stone
Gwern Einion Standing Stone submitted by TAlanJones : The stone firmly positioned on the mound.

Gwern Einion Standing Stone
Gwern Einion Standing Stone submitted by TAlanJones : The stone to the north of the track viewed from the narrow road.

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Gwern Einion submitted by Postman : Impressive fibre composite ritual bath, circa:1985

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Gwern Einion submitted by Postman : Cairn topped Moelfre rises to an impressive height on the left

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Gwern Einion submitted by Postman :

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Gwern Einion submitted by Postman : It might look better without the ruins, but somehow I feel it enhances the site.

Gwern Einion Standing Stone
Gwern Einion Standing Stone submitted by Postman : Coflein certified standing stone in the wall in the corner of the same field as Gwern Einion.

Gwern Einion Standing Stone
Gwern Einion Standing Stone submitted by Postman : Coflein certified standing stone in the corner of the same field as Gwern Einion

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Gwern Einion submitted by Bladup : Gwern Einion.

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Gwern Einion submitted by Bladup

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Gwern Einion submitted by JohnnyP : This was taken in 2005. Since then the stones & wall in which the Tomb was embedded have now been removed.

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Gwern Einion submitted by TimPrevett : Gwern Einion from the south, showing one stone belonging to the dolmen on its southern side.

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Gwern Einion submitted by TimPrevett : A profile of Gwern Einion's capstone against the sky.

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Gwern Einion submitted by TimPrevett : Another composite of the Gwern Einion Portal Dolmen - the enormous capstone appears to straddle the wall.

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Re: Gwern Einion by coldrum on Wednesday, 22 July 2009
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