<< Our Photo Pages >> Banc y Celyn - Stone Circle in Wales in Powys
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Banc y CelynCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Builth Wells
Map Ref: SO05174634 Landranger Map Number: 147
Latitude: 52.107231N Longitude: 3.386061W
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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Circle diameter: 62 by 52 feet, Number of stones: 5
This is a complex arrangement of four obvious stones and one possible stub. One 4-foot stone lies on its side and, together with another two, would form a rectangle. But another 4-foot stones lies flat at the N.
geoffstickland added:
A Bronze Age Stone Circle, much reduced through lamination and natural erosion, on the side of Pant y Celyn mountain. Set in the grass, an oval of about 60' at its longest point. Sources state that there are 24 stones of which about 13 are still visible (after a careful search). To the E side are 2 stones set at 90 degrees to the rest, suggesting an entrance to the circle. The site enjoys inspiring views.
There is a suggestion that the Circle predates the Bronze Age
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