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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Six StonesCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Builth Wells
Map Ref: SO163516 Landranger Map Number: 148
Latitude: 52.156309N Longitude: 3.224887W
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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According to Burl this stone circle is ‘for the dedicated’! Fourteen or more low stones stand in a ring which easily becomes covered by vegetation.
22/05/2003 – Six Stones: DIRECTIONS
After driving through lower Glasnant you come to a short hill topped by a cattle grid – proceed through the grid and take the track to your right. Once on this track keep to the lower branch and follow it for approx 600 metres – there are a couple of place to park here without obstructing the track, we chose the disused quarry. From here continue on foot to the end of the track and proceed through the gate and up into the hills. The ground remains stony and provides fairly easy going for around 800 metres.
From here it is possible to follow the track up until you find yourself opposite the Mawn Pools, which will be to the direct North of you. From here you can either take the direct route over the hill and through deep bracken and marsh land, or it is possible to circumnavigate the Mawn Pools, descend the less dense part of the hill to the East, and follow the Glasnant stream back up to source; this however, is a much longer route. Either way, pay a visit to the Mawn Pools, they alone make this visit worthy.
From the direct route you should emerge at the bottom of the valley near the source of the Glasnant stream. It will become immediately apparent that you are in the correct location purely by observing the context of the site. The stones are in bracken on a slightly raised plateau in the cradle of the valley, approximately 15 metres from the very source of the Glasnant stream.
There are actually far more than six stones to be found and we discovered twelve. They are about 30CM in height, and of a narrow form, however, they are not as purple as has been suggested by previous visitors, more grey. The last survey by CADW only revealed 2 – 6, so I can only assume that the site becomes very overgrown later in the year. Finally, there is a clear view East down the valley towards a notch in the skyline created by what I think is Black Hill and another, possibly providing a sight line for a sunrise at some point in the year. For anyone else planning to visit it may be interesting to try dawn and test this theory.
Rhys Davies & Andy Freeman.
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