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<< Our Photo Pages >> Careg Fawr - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Carmarthenshire

Submitted by Bladup on Tuesday, 25 February 2014  Page Views: 2979

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Careg Fawr
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.6 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Carmarthenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: SN69492933
Latitude: 51.947110N  Longitude: 3.900276W
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.
5 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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Careg Fawr
Careg Fawr submitted by Bladup : Careg Fawr. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Carmarthenshire

A 2.6m high square standing stone at the entrance to Abermorlais Park.

Coflein monument no. 304023
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Careg Fawr
Careg Fawr submitted by Energyman : This is a view from the stone towards Pen y Fan summit in the distance (taken on the solstice 21/12/15). I was trying to take a reading of the sunset but unfortunately trees obscure that view, so I turned my attention to what I could see. The summit bears 126.7T with an altitude of 3degrees 20minutes (handheld instruments) This gives a declination of -19 degrees 2 minutes 19 seconds whic... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Careg Fawr
Careg Fawr submitted by Bladup : Careg Fawr. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Careg Fawr
Careg Fawr submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SN6929 : Ordnance Survey Cut Mark by Adrian Dust
by Adrian Dust
©2013(licence)
SN6929 : Careg Fawr by Adrian Dust
by Adrian Dust
©2013(licence)
SN6929 : Y Garreg Fawr / Abermarlais Stone by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2011(licence)
SN6929 : Entrance to Abermarlais Park by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2013(licence)
SN6929 : A40 by Abermarlais Park by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2015(licence)

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