<< Our Photo Pages >> Hirnant - Stone Circle in Wales in Ceredigion
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: HirnantCountry: Wales County: Ceredigion Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Aberystwyth Nearest Village: Ponterwydd
Map Ref: SN7532683939 Landranger Map Number: 135
Latitude: 52.439157N Longitude: 3.835522W
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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It is now accepted as being a particularly fine example of a kerb circle: an integral structure within a cairn, the smaller stones of which have long since been removed, most likely for building purposes.
It consists of 16 small upright stones in a roughly circular setting 6m in diameter and, like many such monuments, is worth visiting for the panoramic views of the surrounding countryside as much as for the stones themselves!
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