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I found that the forecourt of the dolmen was orientated towards this prominent peak to the south.  Apparently it is Skirrid Fawr - 'the sacred mountain'.
Maybe its legend went back a very long way?
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AddedJun 21 2011
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I found that the forecourt of the dolmen was orientated towards this prominent peak to the south. Apparently it is Skirrid Fawr - 'the sacred mountain'.
Maybe its legend went back a very long way?

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AngieLake (2011-06-22)
This is looking south over the capstone from the rear, btw.
AngieLake (2011-06-23)
Since our visit I found this interesting file: http://wapedia.mobi/en/Ysgyryd_Fawr
AngieLake (2019-03-24)
Those links don't appear to be working now.
Runemage (2019-03-24)
Hi Angie, that happens a lot, people post things online then don't keep up the website and it all disappears, or is moved elsewhere. What we tend to do when it's on a site page is search for the same information on a live site and replace the links.
This one may last a bit longer https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sugarloaf-and-usk-valley/features/skirrid-fawr
This one, who knows https://genius.com/Owen-sheers-skirrid-fawr-annotated
If you're happy to have these instead, or you find better ones, I'll change them for you.
AngieLake (2019-03-24)
Thanks Rune, I was being lazy and it was late when I left that remark. These links are fine.
cerrig (2019-03-24)
According to Google Earth, the alignment to St Michaels chapel on the Skirrid is 176.4 degs. In meters, it is 24,883, which is very curious, because the historical canonical diameter of the Earth, according to the late John Michell, is 24,883 miles?
Sunny100 (2019-03-24)
The Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyrid Fawr) is known as Holy Mountain to the local people in Abergavenny and surrounding villages.
AngieLake (2019-03-24)
Thanks Andy, the second link is the one I remember being interesting. Been out all day again!
Andy B (2022-07-24)
This alignment is mentioned in the recent Guardian article
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/22/weird-wonderful-rare-dig-at-arthurs-stone-writes-new-story-of-neolithic-site
It reads like this came from Julian Thomas the dig director. Another example of earth mysteries ideas drifting into mainstream archaeology...
AngieLake (2023-01-08)
Re 'Digging for Britain' on BBC2 tonight: I'd forgotten that Andy had posted the link to the Guardian's report about the featured dig. I wondered if they'd mention the orientation of the dolmen to The Skirrid, but they didn't.

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