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Submitted by Enkidu41 on Sunday, 05 September 2004  Page Views: 4765

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cwm Henwen
Country: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
 Nearest Village: Trecastell
Map Ref: SN82962929  Landranger Map Number: 160
Latitude: 51.949750N  Longitude: 3.704379W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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.
 2 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
 4

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Cwm Henwen
Cwm Henwen submitted by enkidu41 : SN 8298 2933 An unprepossessing stone near the Usk Reservoir. Although weathering makes it difficult to be sure, the top appears to have been broken off. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A 2'6" high stone, the probable rump of a taller stone.

It stands at the top of a field at the north-east corner of the Usk Reservoir and is accessed through a gate next to a steep bridle path leading up from the reservoir on into the Glasfynydd Forest.
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Cwm Henwen Cairn
Cwm Henwen Cairn submitted by Horatio : Not a great deal to see, it has been rather crudely dug into in the past (not professional archeology by the looks of it). The tussock grass delineates the circumference and thankfully not encroached on to it. The reeds I guess will spread but it'll be a contest between that and the gorse. That low lying gorse bush has definitely 'grown a bit ' looking at Postman's 2015 images. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cwm Henwen
Cwm Henwen submitted by Horatio : A pretty dull stone on another wet windy Welsh mountainside. But better to be out in than in. This Stone is low lying and if not marked on the OS you could walk by without a second glance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cwm Henwen cairn
Cwm Henwen cairn submitted by Postman : Tussocky grass was a bit of a pain to walk on. Decent cairn though. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cwm Henwen cairn
Cwm Henwen cairn submitted by Postman : One meter high (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cwm Henwen cairn
Cwm Henwen cairn submitted by Postman : Snow capped Beacons peep into view (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cwm Henwen
Cwm Henwen submitted by Postman : The cairn is over the fence beyond the stone.

Cwm Henwen
Cwm Henwen submitted by Postman : Looking back the way we came.

Cwm Henwen
Cwm Henwen submitted by Bladup : Cwm Henwen.

Cwm Henwen
Cwm Henwen submitted by Bladup : Cwm Henwen. This stone is really at SN82962929, not the map ref at the top of the site page.

Cwm Henwen
Cwm Henwen submitted by Robc : SN82962929 The Stump of a Bronze Age standing stone near to the Usk Reservoir at the edge of the forest. Nearby (SN83092939) in the next field to the north is depleted remains of a possible Bronze Age round Cairn.

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