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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen Cerrig-calch - Cairn in Wales in Powys

Submitted by pab on Wednesday, 11 April 2007  Page Views: 6305

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pen Cerrig-calch
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Abergavenney  Nearest Village: Crickhowell
Map Ref: SO21702236
Latitude: 51.894268N  Longitude: 3.139271W
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.
2 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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Pen Cerrig-calch
Pen Cerrig-calch submitted by pab : Pen Cerrig-calch Cairn 1, looking South over its hollowed-out centre. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Powys. On the summit of Pen Cerrig-calch above Crickhowell, there are remains of 2 Cairns near the Trig Point (701m) whose Grid Reference I have used for convenience.

Both Cairns have been significantly damaged by their centres being hollowed out to create more effective sheep shelters, but they are still formidable structures.

The RCAHMW describes them as:
Cairn 1 (SO21752223) - A centrally disturbed cairn, 16.5m in diameter and 1.1-2.5m high

Cairn 2 (SO21652241) - A cairn upon the summit of Pen Cerrig-calch, 15.4m in diameter and 1.3m high, centrally mutilated by a sheep shelter.

When visiting the site Easter 2007, I also noticed a combination of stones which did not seem totally natural, perhaps being the remains of a capstone over a chambered structure. It stood out to me among the limestone slabs which give this hill its name, but I would not want to be too dogmatic about it....hopefully someone with a keener eye and experience will have the chance to look closer - approximately SO21772223 from the map.
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Pen Cerrig-calch
Pen Cerrig-calch submitted by pab : Chambered structure between Pen Cerrig-calch Cairns. There is no reference on the RCAHMW site for such a structure on Pen Cerrig-calch, but it definitely had a different look and 'feel' from the many blocks of limestone strewn over the hilltop. It can be found due east of Cairn 1, between it and the path from Crug Hywel Hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Cerrig-calch
Pen Cerrig-calch submitted by pab : Pen Cerrig-calch Cairn 2, showing the hollowed-out centre. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Cerrig-calch
Pen Cerrig-calch submitted by pab : Pen Cerrig-calch Cairn 2, looking North. This Cairn is described by the RCAHMW as: "15.4m in diameter and 1.3m high, centrally mutilated by a sheep shelter", and it probably retains very little of its original shape. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Cerrig-calch
Pen Cerrig-calch submitted by pab : Cairn 1 as defined on the RCAHMW site, their reference "NPRN:306291, A centrally disturbed cairn, 16.5m in diameter and 1.1-2.5m high.". Glorious views across Llangattock and the ridge to the south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO2122 : Pen Cerrig-calch Trig by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2013(licence)
SO2122 : Trig and cairn on Pen Cerrig-calch by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2012(licence)
SO2122 : Pen Cerrig-calch by Charles Fryett
by Charles Fryett
©2008(licence)
SO2122 : Trig point, Pen Cerrig-calch by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2011(licence)
SO2122 : Pen Cerrig Calch by Alan Richards
by Alan Richards
©2015(licence)

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Summit of Pen Cerrig Calch by Andy B on Friday, 13 December 2019
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Rob B writes: When viewed from google maps this site appears like a whale/fish earthwork effigy, overlayed upon a larger serpent/dragon (use the third square blue aeroplane button above to get to Google maps)
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