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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dyffryn ArdudwyCountry: Wales
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County: Gwynedd Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Barmouth Nearest Village: Dyffryn Ardudwy
Map Ref: SH58862284 Landranger Map Number: 124
Latitude: 52.784629N Longitude: 4.094208W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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bishop_pam visited on 21st Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The large oak tree on site has grown a lot since 2009 and now dominates the site, appearing to protect the two tombs
elad13 visited on 26th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
jebus visited on 3rd May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Visited a few times now.
Parked on the road (A496 heading towards Barmouth) before the school on the left. The burial chamber is sign posted. There’s a path to the left of the school which leads you up to a new information sign, with details on other sites nearby. Further up the path there is a kissing gate. Through the gate is another new sign with info about the two burial chambers. There a 2 burial chambers on a bed of stones. One is older and in tact. The “newer” one has undergone some visible repairs.
Watch for broken glass amongst the stones - a couple of previous visits have resulted in bleeding paws for my dog! (But the site looked much cleaner on this visit)
cactus_chris visited on 31st Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
cactus_chris visited on 22nd Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Tivy01 visited on 13th May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Podovsky visited on 1st Jul 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
SolarMegalith visited on 1st Jul 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
coin visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
KieKa visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
celticmaiden55 DrewParsons PAB AngieLake TimPrevett have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.8 Ambience: 4.1 Access: 4.1
For more information see Coflein NPRN 95422, which describes this burial chambers as "the finest of a group of portal dolmens which survive on the west-facing slopes of Ardudwy and include examples at Cors-y-gedol (NPRN 93724), Gwern Einion (NPRN 302696), Bron-y-foel (NPRN 302754), and the south cairn at Carneddau Hengwm (NPRN 302786)."
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber, Gwynedd, North Wales, which includes a photograph, a plan of the site, directions for finding these dolmens, background information and a list of reference sources for more information.
The CADW Wales website tells us this site is open daily from 10am until 4pm from 1st April to 31st March each year. Admission is free.
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