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<< Our Photo Pages >> Capel Hiraethog III - Stone Circle in Wales in Denbighshire

Submitted by PaulM on Thursday, 04 March 2004  Page Views: 10188

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Capel Hiraethog III Alternative Name: Bryn Du
Country: Wales County: Denbighshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Ruthin  Nearest Village: Y Gyffylliog
Map Ref: SJ032545  Landranger Map Number: 116
Latitude: 53.078921N  Longitude: 3.446488W
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.
 3 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
 4

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Capel Hiraethog III
Capel Hiraethog III submitted by Bladup : Capel Hiraethog III stone circle, it took me by surprise as i wasn't expecting to find anything, i couldn't believe the big ruined stone circle that confronted me in it's own clearing. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Denbighshire

This is located right by the road. A short tramp across the moss and heather will find it.

The grid reference for the name and classification came from one of Aubrey Burl's sources but it is a round barrow rather than a stone circle.
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Capel Hiraethog III
Capel Hiraethog III submitted by PaulM : This is located right by the road. A short tramp across the moss and heather will find it. The grid reference for the name and classification came from one of Aubrey Burl's sources but it appears to be a round barrow rather than a stone circle. SJ032545 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Capel Hiraethog III
Capel Hiraethog III submitted by TimPrevett : For some context: the site is to the west of this footpath (note the sign from the main road), and a property name "Cruglas". Very hard to make out more than 2 stones here with the August vegetation. Hard not to stumble with deep springy bilberry in places. It is definetly here, just very hard to appreciate it! One for a February or March visit on a bright day. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Capel Hiraethog III
Capel Hiraethog III submitted by TimPrevett : Very hard to make out more than 2 stones here with the August vegetation. Hard not to stumble with deep springy bilberry in places. It is definetly here, just very hard to appreciate it! One for a February or March visit on a bright day. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Capel Hiraethog III
Capel Hiraethog III submitted by TimPrevett (Vote or comment on this photo)

Capel Hiraethog III
Capel Hiraethog III submitted by TimPrevett : Looking back towards the main road at Capel Hiraethog; very hard to make out more than 2 stones here with the August vegetation. Hard not to stumble with deep springy bilberry in places. It is definetly here, just very hard to appreciate it! One for a February or March visit on a bright day.

Capel Hiraethog III
Capel Hiraethog III submitted by Bladup : Capel Hiraethog III stone circle, it took me by surprise as i wasn't expecting to find anything, i couldn't believe the big ruined stone circle that confronted me in it's own clearing.

Capel Hiraethog III
Capel Hiraethog III submitted by Bladup : Capel Hiraethog III stone circle, it took me by surprise as i wasn't expecting to find anything, i couldn't believe the big ruined stone circle that confronted me in it's own clearing, you can just see our old van behind the bush, that's how close the road is. (2 comments)

Capel Hiraethog III
Capel Hiraethog III submitted by Tom_Bullock : The OS Map shows 'Tumulus' at these coordinates. The coordinates place the site in the middle of a roadway in the middle of a forest plantation. I found nothing that resembled a Tumulus as shown on the OS Map, nor a round barrow that is indicated on the www.megalithic.co.uk website. (4 comments)

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Re: Capel Hiraethog III - short video by TimPrevett on Friday, 02 September 2022
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Short video of the two Capel Hiraethog sites

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Re: Capel Hiraethog III by TimPrevett on Sunday, 21 August 2022
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PaulM’s picture in 2004, then Bladup’s visit in 2013 show the trees and vegetation rising and encroaching on the site. The bilberry is becoming deep and springy to walk on, and there were some deep depressions which could easily cause you to stumble. I could identify just one stone and slight mound which for the experienced Barrow visitor could be identified as a very depleted Barrow. Sits in a clearing next to a sign “Cruglas” and footpath.
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Re: Capel Hiraethog III by coldrum on Monday, 11 January 2010
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Coflein entry.

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/306626/details/BRYN+DU%2C+BARROW/
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