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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cerrig Duon Row Alternative Name: Cerrig Duon stone avenueCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Brecon Nearest Village: Cray / Penwyllt
Map Ref: SN8515120642 Landranger Map Number: 160
Latitude: 51.872488N Longitude: 3.669628W
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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mrdre visited on 23rd Jul 2021 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 3
SandyG visited on 26th Dec 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This row can be a tricky one to get to. The easiest way involves crossing a river on foot and utmost care needs to be taken. A visit should not be contemplated after heavy rain and even at others times this is not one to be visited alone. If any doubt do not attempt the crossing. Car parking is available at SN 85314 20324. From the car parking area carefully cross the river and then head uphill and northwards towards the row. The stones in this row are all tiny and a careful search will be required to find them. Good luck.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5
From Coflein:
This stone avenue is one element in a complex of monuments (NPRN 95) which includes a stone circle (412996) and a standing stone, Maen Mawr, the largest stone in a short alignment (412997).
The avenue lies to the north-east of the circle, 14.3m from its nearest point, and comprises two near-parallel, but slightly divergent, rows of low, upright stones. The two rows diverge northwards, separated by 6m at the south end and by 6.4m after a distance of 9.4m where the more eastern row appears to terminate. As it survives, the stones of both rows are more closely set on the south though this may be the result of some stones having been lost. The western row, of 16 stones, is now 45m long, and the eastern side, of 11 stones, is 24.7m long. Some stones have clearly fallen and others must be buried.
Update October 2019: This alignment is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Carrig Duon, which includes a description, photographs, a simplified plan of the stone row and its associated stone circle and the Maen Mawr standing stone, access information and links to other online resources for more information.
The row is also scheduled as CADW BR071 (Cerrig Duon Stone Circle) which adds: "The monuments are located on a plateau above a waterfall on the River Tawe". This site is also recorded as Coflein NPRN 95 (Cerrig Duon Ritual Complex) and Coflein NPRN 412997 (Maen Mawr, Standing Stone, Stone Alignment).
Also refer to the Stone Rows of Great Britain's entry for the nearby Maen Mawr stone row, which includes a plan of this prehistoric landcape and how the monuments relate.
Note: SandyG of Stone Rows of Great Britain asks visitors to note: "This row can be a tricky one to get to. The easiest way involves crossing a river on foot and utmost care needs to be taken. A visit should not be contemplated after heavy rain and even at others times this is not one to be visited alone. If any doubt do not attempt the crossing".
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