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<< Our Photo Pages >> Banc Du (Powys) - Stone Circle in Wales in Powys

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 12 January 2003  Page Views: 15521

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Banc Du (Powys)
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 3.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Powys Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Builth Wells  Nearest Village: Upper Chapel
Map Ref: SO042792  Landranger Map Number: 136
Latitude: 52.402396N  Longitude: 3.409554W
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
3

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Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : The last four stones of Fowlers armchair stone circle (Vote or comment on this photo)
Possible Stone Circle in Powys

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Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : Sunset over the cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : Armchair cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : The armchair, I couldn't watch telly for long on that thing. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : Stone circle, armchair, and cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : Fowlers arm chair cairn

Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : Centre of cairn

Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : Stone circle and arm chair upper left.

Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : The sun sets over Fowler's arm chair stone circle and cairn.

Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Postman : Newly recovered stone at Fowler's arm chair stone circle

Banc Du (Powys)
Banc Du (Powys) submitted by Bladup : Fowler's Arm Chair [Banc Du] Stone Circle with Cairn behind it.

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Re: Banc Du (Powys) by cerrig on Tuesday, 18 May 2010
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this circle is listed as being near to Builth Wells and Upper Chapel. it is quite a long way from them, probably Llanidloes would be a better choice than Builth.
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