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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Crug Siarls Alternative Name: Craig SiarlsCountry: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Llandovery Nearest Village: Rhandirmwyn
Map Ref: SN69954830
Latitude: 52.117677N Longitude: 3.900806W
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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A circle about 6m in diameter on a low plateau to the west of Crug Siarls hill. Half the circle is obscured by tall sedge. Coflein (NPRN 521471) says there are 14 stones but I was only able to find 11, 6 of which were obvious, with 5 much smaller ones buried in the grass and sedge. The largest stone is 0.5m square and situated on the south side of the circle.
There appears to be a small cairn 3m in diameter a few metres to the south of the circle and a modern post about 12m away, also to the south. Assuming it remains standing this is the thing to look for if you are wanting to find the circle.
Access is by no means straightforward, and I had to make a second attempt after failing from the south several years ago. Approach from the east via Nant-yr-Ast farm and ask there for permission to park. From this direction you avoid the hazardous mire between the farm and Blaen Rhisglog Plantation, although there is a small shallow river to cross. It is about 1km walk out from the farm through sheep pasture.
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