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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Braich y Saint StonesCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Criccieth
Map Ref: SH5086239902
Latitude: 52.935739N Longitude: 4.220519W
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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Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT) have identified one possible standing stone within a large field of standing and recumbent stones at the above OS ref. The description of the site suggests one large stone flanked by two recumbent stones. However, the ref point provided appears to be a general area address and so a degree of investigation is required. I say investigation because, like London buses, you're looking out for 'the one' amidst a long line of possibilities. Anyway, I'm not sure about the actual stone in question but I think I've photographed all the possibilities within a 100m radius and thus 'covered all the bases.'
This is an area with ample evidence of prehistoric activity. GAT has identified Bronze Age mounds in adjacent fields and there's a possible hut circle in the SE corner of this field.
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