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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Country: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Ring Cairn
Nearest Town: Neath  Nearest Village: Pontardawe
Map Ref: SN69730627  Landranger Map Number: 191
Latitude: 51.739949N  Longitude: 3.888094W
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.
 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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Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by Rthoyle : Plan of Carn Llechert. In some ways an excellent curbed cairn with ellipse axis pointing towards the equinox sunset, in other ways a bit crude construction as some of the stones overlap. Either way, a fab monument. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Opinion seems to be divided as to whether this site in West Glamorgan is a stone circle with a cist burial in the centre or the remains of a ring cairn. Either way is very beautiful.

Note: Plan by Robert Hoyle
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Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by Penbron : Carn Llechart Ring Circle and central Burial Cist. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by Bladup : Carn Llechart Cairn Circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by sem : Opinion seems to be divided as to whether this is a stone circle with a cist burial in the centre or the remains of a ring cairn. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by Penbron : Nearby a kilometre or so is the remote and isolated chapel of Capel Y Baran. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by postman : Site in West Glamorgan Wales

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by postman (7 comments)

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by SandyG : View from south (28th December 2014).

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by postman : Site in West Glamorgan Wales

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by Bladup : Carn Llechart Cairn Circle.

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by Robc : This is carn Llechart (3 comments)

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by Penbron : About half a kilometer from the Ring Circle lies the cairn of Penrhydd Wen..

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by Penbron : About 1k from the Ring Circle lies the cairn of Nant-Moel -Uchaf

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by PAB : Having noticed Bladup's more recent photos of this site, and the ponies in the background, I now understand why someone might take a couple of loaves of sliced bread up here.... April 2011

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by PAB : Sem, wondering if the altitude is affecting his vision. On closer investigation, it really was a slice (or 20) of history - a very strange offering to be left. April 2011 (1 comment)

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Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by PAB : Central cist, with Swansea (DVLA building!) in far background, and evidence of the popularity of the Great British Bake-off to the left. April 2011

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by PAB : Central cist, Carn Llechart Cairn Circle, with pole set to 1 metre to show scale. April 2011

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by SandyG : The southern kerb. View from west (28th December 2014).

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by SandyG : Cairn in foreground with the turbines of Mynydd y Betws beyond (28th December 2014).

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by SandyG : View from north (28th December 2014).

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by postman : Site in West Glamorgan Wales

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by postman

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by postman

Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by rogerkread : Carn Llechart just before the heavens opened.

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Re: Carn Llechart Cairn Circle by Rthoyle on Tuesday, 25 February 2025
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Carn Llechart Cairn Circle by Anonymous on Wednesday, 23 January 2013
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Re: Carn Llechart Cairn Circle- Strange Effects by Runemage on Friday, 02 September 2011
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This was written in 2004, has anyone else experienced anything similar at this site?
Feb 11 2004 Robin Turner, The Western Mail
A PAIR of psychic investigators looking at the healing properties of an ancient stone circle claim it has made them seriously ill.
Brian Perinton and mother-of-two Claire Williams visited Carn Llechart stone circle in the Swansea Valley three months ago. They planned to investigate the healing properties and positive energy which standing in the centre of circle, said to have been constructed in around 2,000BC, was reputed to give to people.

Mr Perinton said yesterday, "I have never seen anything like it. Claire was bodily thrown from the centre of the circle by some kind of force. I felt it too. It was like being punched in the stomach.
"Since our visit we suffered severe headaches, stomach problems, lethargy and general illness. It was almost as if our energy was completely sapped by whatever was in the centre of those stones.
"We are starting to recover now but we want to find out if anyone else has had similar experiences. We would love to speak to them to find out if the illnesses and general feeling of weakness are the same.
"Then we can start some kind of scientific investigation into what could be causing this."

more here http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/content_objectid=13938033_method=full_siteid=50082_headline=-Ancient-stone-circle-has-made-us-ill--say-ghost-detectives-name_page.html
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Re: Carn Llechart Cairn Circle by witchy on Thursday, 01 April 2004
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i have been to this cairn today and am saddened to report that someone has destroyed one of the stones from the central cyst.
It is no longer there.
Where there is a small area of stone within the circle, this has now been more built up and it looks like the missing stone has been broken up and used to part fill this area.
Im disgusted that someone has done this to this beautiful place.
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Re: Carn Llechart Cairn Circle by Anonymous on Saturday, 27 September 2003
I Visit this place regularly. I find the atmosphere to be wonderful.
Situated on top of a mountian, there are also a couple of stone cairns further over from this site. It can be tricky to find, but luckily my hubby is from this area so knew of its whereabouts.

I am interested to find out as much as i can about this place, so if anyone has any information, i would be very grateful.
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