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Modern SitesSite Name: Porthmadog Eisteddfod Stone CircleCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.914 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Porthmadog Nearest Village: Tremadog
Map Ref: SH56583966
Latitude: 52.935124N Longitude: 4.135397W
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 |
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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 |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Access: 4.5
Just to the northwest of Porthmadog on the A487 towards Caernarfon we came across another modern stone circle. This is an Eisteddfod circle with twelve stones and inner “altar”.
With thanks to Graham for the information, more with photos on his Megalithic Walks pages.
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