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<< Our Photo Pages >> Y Capel - Stone Circle in Wales in Powys

Submitted by enkidu41 on Sunday, 22 September 2002  Page Views: 9217

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Y Capel
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 6.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Newtown
Map Ref: SH99950005  Landranger Map Number: 136
Latitude: 52.589013N  Longitude: 3.478274W
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.
 no data 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.
 no data 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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Y Capel
Y Capel submitted by Tom_Bullock : The OS Map shows a 'Stone Circle' at these coordinates. The stones forming this 82–foot diameter circle are small, the tallest being 2–feet and located at the N. Some of them are at ground level or merely stubs. But they are sited atop a small hillock providing fine views of the surrounding countryside. Although the stones themselves cannot be seen from a distance along the long approach, the ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Powys. A ring of very small stones with diameter 23m - 26m. Some of the stones are partly buried by peat and other stones may lie completely buried.

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Mynydd Y Capel Standing Stone
Mynydd Y Capel Standing Stone submitted by caradoc68 : When l first saw this little stone l felt a little let down as l thought it might be a little bigger and taller. Then l stood back and looked at the landscape, like l normally do then l noticed five cairns very close by to this stone, walked a little further then saw three more cairns and before l know it we spent four hours on this hill looking at most of the cairns and the landscape they were i... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield
Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield submitted by WelshRockGoddess : Out of numerous Cairns on Mynydd Y Capel, this my favourite :) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield
Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield submitted by WelshRockGoddess : Site in Mid Glamorgan Wales (Vote or comment on this photo)

Y Capel
Y Capel submitted by postman : Looking over the circle Esgair Cwmowen (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield
Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield submitted by caradoc68 : Looks like the Kist inside the Cairn has been broken up and left to one side.

Mynydd Y Capel Standing Stone
Mynydd Y Capel Standing Stone submitted by caradoc68 : Standing stone on top of Mynydd Y Capel. This stone is no more than two and half feet tall with five Cairns close by. The field itself has earned its name Cairnfield with its eight one cairns, have been counted with possibly more.

Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield
Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield submitted by WelshRockGoddess : Site in Mid Glamorgan Wales (1 comment)

Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield
Mynydd Y Capel Cairnfield submitted by WelshRockGoddess : I believe this is a Circle Cairn, there are 15 stones encircling the Cairn, of which only one is visible, the other 14 are just beneath the surface. (1 comment)

Y Capel
Y Capel submitted by Bladup : Y Capel stone circle.

Y Capel
Y Capel submitted by Bladup

Y Capel
Y Capel submitted by postman : Looking north west as the sun puts in a quick appearance

Y Capel
Y Capel submitted by postman : The best of the stones, quite a pleasing arc of the circle.

Y Capel
Y Capel submitted by postman : Looking west north west

Y Capel
Y Capel submitted by postman : The smallest shyest stone in the circle

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