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<< Our Photo Pages >> Garreg Fawr - Carving in Wales in Conwy

Submitted by Postman on Sunday, 03 January 2016  Page Views: 2907

Multi-periodSite Name: Garreg Fawr
Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Llanfairfechan  Nearest Village: Nant-Y-Felin
Map Ref: SH6939373132
Latitude: 53.239102N  Longitude: 3.958489W
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.
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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Garreg Fawr
Garreg Fawr submitted by Postman : helpless in the fog (Vote or comment on this photo)
Carving in Conwy

Maybe as many as a dozen cupmarks reside on this large earthfast boulder, it's not easy to find, especially in bad weather like what I had.
The cups are shallow and a touch worn, but seeing as there's not a lot of rock art in North Wales you take what you can.
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Y Garreg Fawr (the Great Stone)
Y Garreg Fawr (the Great Stone) submitted by TAlanJones : The arch from the road junction. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Y Garreg Fawr (the Great Stone)
Y Garreg Fawr (the Great Stone) submitted by TAlanJones : View of the arch from across the neighbouring field. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Y Garreg Fawr (the Great Stone)
Y Garreg Fawr (the Great Stone) submitted by TAlanJones : Y Garreg Fawr. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Garreg Fawr
Garreg Fawr submitted by Postman : Best of a bad bunch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Garreg Fawr
Garreg Fawr submitted by Postman : Bad light renders the cups hard to see.

Garreg Fawr
Garreg Fawr submitted by Postman : Could be about 8 cups here

Y Garreg Fawr
Y Garreg Fawr submitted by vicky : This stone which is now located on a plinth to the rear of the War Memorial in Llanbadarn Square near Aberystwyth is believed to be the capstone from a destroyed Neolithic tomb. (3 comments)

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 831m S 178° Maen Ffordd Rufeinig* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH694723)
 901m NE 41° Dinas Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH700738)
 976m SSW 196° Carn yr Llechwedd* Cairn (SH691722)
 1.2km SW 219° Foel Ganol* Cairn (SH68597221)
 1.7km SW 222° Foel Dduarth (East)* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH68217191)
 1.8km SW 230° Nant y Felin-fach Cairn* Cairn (SH68027203)
 1.9km SE 125° Llanerch Fedw* Cairn (SH709720)
 2.0km SW 223° Foel Dduarth (Centre)* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH68007174)
 2.1km WSW 237° Bod-Silin Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SH67647205)
 2.1km SW 227° Carnedd y Saeson* Cairn (SH6783471738)
 2.2km S 182° Afon Anafon Arrow Stone* Sculptured Stone (SH69267098)
 2.2km SW 232° Wern-y-Pandy Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH676718)
 2.3km SW 226° Foel Dduarth (West)* Ancient Village or Settlement (SH67717161)
 2.4km ESE 121° Bwlch y Ddeufaen N Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH7145671828)
 2.5km SW 232° Anafon Valley Cairns* Cairn (SH67397166)
 2.5km ESE 121° Bwlch y Ddeufaen S Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH7151071772)
 2.6km ENE 60° Moelfre cairn* Cairn (SH71727441)
 2.7km ESE 123° Bwlch y Ddeufaen* Standing Stones (SH716716)
 2.7km ESE 123° Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Conwy)* Cairn (SH716716)
 2.8km NE 54° Graig Lwyd Cairns* Cairn (SH717747)
 2.8km SSE 151° Carnedd y Ddelw* Clava Cairn (SH707706)
 2.9km NE 56° Cors Y Carneddau* Stone Circle (SH71847467)
 2.9km ENE 78° Gwynion Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SH72257366)
 2.9km NE 51° Graig Lwyd Neolithic Axe Factory* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (SH71707490)
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