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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rhyd Uchaf cairn - Cairn in Wales in Powys

Submitted by cerrig on Thursday, 10 June 2010  Page Views: 5217

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Sennybridge  Nearest Village: Heol Senni
Map Ref: SN92641896
Latitude: 51.858864N  Longitude: 3.560369W
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
 2 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.
 3 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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Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : Not much to see now, the small depression in the middle is the remains of the Cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rhyd Uchaf cairn sits on top of a small hill in the bottom of the Llia valley, sandwiched between the infant Afon Llia to the West and Sarn Helen Roman road to the East. About 320 meters to it's North West is Maen Llia standing stone.

Largely robbed of it's covering now, all that remains is a low ring of stones, mostly grass covered, with a central Cist.
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Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking south, what's left of the cairn just peeking through the snow. (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : My company for the afternoon , looking east towards Fan Llia. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : A closer look at the kerbed depression. It's difficult to see much, as the stones are mostly underground now. Most can only be found by careful probing. I could find 10 , including the 3 that are still showing. They are all thinnish slabby stones, except for a much thicker one in the south east, mirroring the Breconshire circles with this characteristic. There don't seem to be any stones in th... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : This shows the relationship between the kerbed depression( marked by the yellow pegs) and the cairn. Maen Llia in the distance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : Overhead view of Rhyd Uchaf cairn and it's lonely outlier stone. The Sarn Helen Roman road is to the right and the Afon Llia is to the left. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : This solitary stone lies about 50 feet from Rhyd Uchaf cairn. It is one of several stones in the valley that have a distinctive pointed profile. Rylee Jacks rock is another one, sited directly on the opposite side of the valley and pointing in this direction? This stone has a very specific geometric relationship with the nearby cairn and the larger Llia valley monument layout. This is t...

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Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : The view towards Rhyd Uchaf cairn from the Solstice stone.

Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : The cairn, on top of the low hill in the centre of picture, looking up to it from the field by the river.

Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking North East, with Sarn Helen snaking it's way towards the Senni valley, beyond the skyline.

Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : Lookng North West, up the hill towards Maen Llia. This the approximate line of the midsummer sunset shadow from Maen Llia.

Rhyd Uchaf cairn
Rhyd Uchaf cairn submitted by cerrig : Looking South down the Llia valley. Sarn Helen visible here.

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 248m NW 309° Rhyd Uchaf Stone Alignment* Stone Row / Alignment (SN92451912)
 286m WNW 294° Llech Llia Recumbent Monolith* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SN92381908)
 317m NW 314° Maen Llia* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN9241719186)
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 443m W 261° Maen Llia Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SN922189)
 526m SE 140° Fan Llia Round Cairn (2)* Cairn (SN92971855)
 792m W 266° Fan Nedd Cairn* Cairn (SN9184618927)
 1.2km SE 130° Fan Llia Summit Cairn* Cairn (SN9353218168)
 1.3km W 263° Fan Nedd stone pillar* Cairn (SN91341883)
 3.3km SSW 193° Maen Madoc* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN91821577)
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 4.2km NW 325° Nant Cnewr-Fawr Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN9034122432)
 4.3km NW 326° Nant Cnewr-Fawr Cairn* Cairn (SN9030022608)
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 5.5km WSW 249° Pwll Byfre Hut Circle 2 Ancient Village or Settlement (SN87471711)
 5.7km NE 55° Blaenglyn* Cairn (SN974221)
 5.8km WSW 242° The Nipple* Cairn (SN87441635)
 5.9km SW 235° Carreg Cadno* Stone Row / Alignment (SN87671569)
 6.4km S 191° Dyffryn Nedd Hillfort (SN913127)
 6.5km SSE 168° Carn yr Arian* Round Cairn (SN93901253)
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