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Modern SitesSite Name: Tomb of the 4th Baron of NewboroughCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Blaenau Ffestiniog Nearest Village: Llan Ffestiniog
Map Ref: SH69504175
Latitude: 52.957199N Longitude: 3.944129W
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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The tomb is capped with a large stone that has a metal plaque bearing an inscription. Attached to the railings is the family coat of arms.
David Gwilym Anthony, a Ffestiniog born poet made William Charles the subject of one of his poems in 2005.
"I'd perch beside your gravestone years ago,
a boy who thought you old at forty three.
I knew you loved the quiet place, like me.
We'd gaze towards Maentwrog far below,
Kindred spirits, and I'd talk to you.
Sometimes I asked what it was like to die"
were you afraid? You never did reply,
and silence rested lightly on us two.
These days the past is nearer, so I come
to our remembered refuge on the hill.
Expecting change yet finding little there:
my village and the Moelwyns look the same,
Saint Michael's Church commands the valley still"
but you, old friend, are younger than you were. "
The site is overgrown with bracken and reaching the site can be wet and muddy underfoot but the views are worth the effort.
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