Megalithic Portal: Latest from Carmarthenshire (Sir Caerfyrddin), Wales

Cross Stones, Llanddowror

pab — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:22:32 GMT

]]>In the playing field beyond the churchyard, are what looks like two stubs of once larger stones. Bearing crosses, the crosses are thought to be of 7th-9th century date. More detailed photos are on our page.

Cwm Capel Mound

uemoq — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:46:45 GMT

]]>A mound in a ploughed field so slight erosion over time, but surprisingly intact. Can be viewed very well from the nearby cemetery.

Cwmffrwd burnt mound

JohnStudley — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:19:19 GMT

]]>A crescentic mound, adjacent to a stream, measuring 12.5m x 11m x 1.5m. Coflein says it is a very fine example of a crescentic mound and that augering revealed dense burnt debris with little soil cover. The photos were taken by Mark Shepherd.

Yr Allor

vicky — Thu, 29 May 2025 08:17:06 GMT

]]>The two remaining stones of Yr Allor stand in the corner of a field just down the road from Meini Gwyr and can be seen from the gate. Once three stones, it is believed that they may be the remains of a cove. Part of the Glandy Cross Complex, find more from the nearby sites map and list on our page.

Cenarth Churchyard

CoralJackz — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:16:38 GMT

]]>Standing Stone in Cenarth churchyard - also known as The Gellidywyll Stone. It’s inscribed ‘CVRCAGN - FILI ANDAGELI’. Meaning Curcagnus, son of Andagelli. Coflein says the stone is 5th to early 6th century.

Maes-y-Castell

Horatio — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:15:54 GMT

]]>A small oval enclosure situated on the top of a dome-shaped hill that reaches 250m above sea level in Carmarthenshire. It is defended by a double bank and ditch system that is strongest on the south side, and weaker on the east side where the ground slopes away more steeply. There are two entrances; a simple entrance on the east that appears to have been disturbed in the past, and an entrance on the south-west that has overlapping terminals with some in-turning of the inner bank, perhaps forming a small annexe between the ramparts.

Mynydd Llanybyther stone row

SandyG — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:16:59 GMT

]]>Stone Row / Alignment in Carmarthenshire

Waun Pwtlyn

geoffstickland — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:57:16 GMT

]]>Long Barrow in Carmarthenshire

Llansteffan Castle

Postman — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:32:01 GMT

]]>A short walk on a narrow road will take you straight to the castle. It is a good castle with many spaces to explore, but this is all medieval of course, and we don't (usually) do late medieval. However the castle has been plonked into an Iron age hill fort, in places there are still two well preserved banks and ditches, obviously they're defensive in any age.

Ffynnon Oer

geoffstickland — Wed, 22 May 2024 18:17:40 GMT

]]>Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Carmarthenshire

Bach-sylw

Couplands — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:39:42 GMT

]]>Two newly discovered standing stones - well done Couplands!. Two standing stones with almost perfect east-west alignment. Eastern stone ~2m tall and the western being ~1.5m tall. Alignment carried to the east comes in at ~90m north of Gwal y Filiast and to the west, cutting through the middle of the various known standing stones and barrows near Maen-hîr Farm.

Maen Bach

pab — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 13:36:51 GMT

]]> Shown on the OS as Maen Bach (meaning 'small stone'), this delightfully shaped stone is high on the Mynydd Mallaen in Carmarthenshire (Sir Caerfyrddin). It stands between the Mynydd Mallaen Standing Stone and the cemetery cairns known as Crugiau Merched (Ladies' Cairns).

Carn Goch (Carmarthenshire)

Andy B — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:59:23 GMT

]]>Hillfort in Carmarthenshire. Overlooking the River Towy, this large hillfort is defended by huge dry-stone walls. There is also a long cairn to the north of the fort. It includes a recent memorial to Welsh MP Gwynfor Evans

Carreg Cennen Cave

coldrum — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:30:52 GMT

]]>A cave in Carmarthenshire where ancient human remains have been found. This is one of at least nine caves in the limestone castle rock. It is reached from the castle by a vaulted passage lit by loopholes, which leads to a stair down into the large cavern mouth. This is blocked by a stone wall and has been fitted out as a dove house. The cave rapidly narrows, leading some 50m into the hill.

Castell Mawr (Carmarthenshire)

Horatio — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 14:44:37 GMT

More of a defended enclosure than a fort, Castell Mawr, is a subcircular enclosure, from the air almost hexagonal in shape this not really visible at ground level. It is c.92-4m in diameter set on SW facing slopes towards a hill-summit, defined by a bank and ditch.