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<< Our Photo Pages >> Broomy Hill Centre - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Powys

Submitted by TimPrevett on Wednesday, 23 July 2008  Page Views: 4380

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Broomy Hill Centre
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Llandrindod Wells
Map Ref: SO07165953
Latitude: 52.226119N  Longitude: 3.360626W
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
3 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
5

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Broomy Hill Centre submitted by TimPrevett : Couldn't get close to the stone; some young bullocks were in the field and remained oblivious to our presence, so having popped up over a knoll and observed the situation, I grabbed some shots before ducking out of view again. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Powys

1 of 3 standing stones on Broomy Hill.
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Broomy Hill Centre submitted by postman : Looking north (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Broomy Hill Centre submitted by postman : The Cambrian mountains bring up the rear (Vote or comment on this photo)

Broomy Hill Centre
Broomy Hill Centre submitted by TimPrevett : Couldn't get close to the stone; some young bullocks were in the field and remained oblivious to our presence, so having popped up over a knoll and observed the situation, I grabbed some shots before ducking out of view again. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO0759 : Standing stone by toby everard
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SO0759 : Old finger mower by toby everard
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SO0759 : Tree by lane with pasture and hills by Andrew Hill
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SO0759 : Llwybr ger Ty Gwyn Bach / Path near Ty Gwyn Bach by Alan Richards
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SO0759 : Lane by the far corner of Llandrindod Wells golf course by Andrew Hill
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 205m ESE 118° Little Hill Cairn (III)* Cairn (SO07345943)
 230m ENE 60° Little Hill Cairn 1* Cairn (SO0736159643)
 357m N 10° Broomy Hill North* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO07235988)
 477m SSW 212° Broomy Hill South* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO06905913)
 918m NNE 17° The Beacon (Powys)* Ring Cairn (SO0744660403)
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 1.2km E 81° Carregwiber Bank* Cairn (SO08325970)
 1.2km ENE 72° Carreg Gwiber 2* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO08295988)
 1.2km E 91° Careg-Wiber* Ancient Village or Settlement (SO08395948)
 1.3km E 86° Carreg Gwiber 1* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO08515960)
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 1.5km NNE 13° Pantpurlas* Round Barrow(s) (SO0752460940)
 1.6km NW 324° Llandrindod Wells* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SO0627460806)
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 2.5km NNE 34° Cefnllys Burnt Mound* Misc. Earthwork (SO086616)
 2.5km ESE 116° Gelli Hill Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO09425837)
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 2.6km ESE 117° Gelli Hill Circle* Stone Circle (SO095583)
 2.7km SSE 163° Upper House Cairns I,II & III* Cairn (SO079569)
 3.0km ESE 114° Gelli Hill Cairn A* Cairn (SO09895828)
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 3.1km SE 146° Court Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SO08865695)
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Re: Broomy Hill Centre by coldrum on Thursday, 07 January 2010
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Coflein entry.

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