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Carn Meini
Trip No.5 Entry No.8 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Carn Meini submitted by vicky on 7th Jun 2004. The Bluestones outcrop of Carn Meini as viewed from the top.
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Log Text: The outcrops of rock that are the most likely source of the Stonehenge bluestones, featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Triangle of stones near Llanddewi Velfrey
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jan 2011
Triangle of stones near Llanddewi Velfrey submitted by Andy B on 23rd Jan 2011. The stones are arranged roughly in a triangular setting, with one outlier to the west, just on the other side of a footpath.
Photo by Martin Ringer
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Cerrig-Y-Derwyddon
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2011
Cerrig-Y-Derwyddon submitted by Andy B on 21st May 2011. Cerrig-y-Derwyddion Standing Stone, Eglwyswrw, NPRN: 304049
Oil Painting by J.C. Young
Copyright J.C. Young / RCAHMW
Example image for news reporting purposes. A further 52 images are available; further details here
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Carn Ffoi
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2011
Carn Ffoi submitted by Andy B on 15th Oct 2011. Carn Ffoi hillfort, western section
Seen here are the remains of the enclosure than ran around the slope below the three rocky outcrops that on the perimeter of the fortified site.
In the distance, the hill slope country drops down towards the coast.
Copyright Ceridwen and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Carn Llwyd
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2011
Carn Llwyd submitted by Andy B on 15th Oct 2011. Possible hut circles on Carningli Common
According to the map, this area is littered with hut circles, but they aren't very obvious. However there are undulations on the ground here which may relate to one. Behind is the Preseli ridge.
Copyright Bill Boaden and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Skomer south west settlements
Date Added: 11th Jan 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2012
Skomer south west settlements submitted by Andy B on 11th Apr 2012. Archaeologist Toby Driver filming with wilderness expert Ray Mears inside a prehistoric hut on the southern side of Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, June 2011
Image copyright RCAHMW
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Earthfast natural slab in north east Skomer
Date Added: 11th Jan 2013
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2012
Earthfast natural slab in north east Skomer submitted by Andy B on 11th Apr 2012. Probable megalithic site on northeast Skomer, with two orthostats found in close association with a large, earthfast rectangular slab of natural origin, seen from the south. The twin orthostats break the skyline when seen from all southern approaches and look out across St Brides Bay to the peaks of St Davids Head in the north.
Image Crown Copyright: RCAHMW: DS2011_448_001 used for news reporting purposes
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Llech Y Dribedd
Date Added: 12th Jun 2015
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 16th Mar 2014
Llech Y Dribedd submitted by Andy B on 16th Mar 2014. Robin Heath writes: A mirroring of Carningli
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Garn Turne
Date Added: 20th Apr 2017
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Garn Turne submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Garn Turn Burial Chamber SM979272.
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Carreg Coetan Arthur
Trip No.14 Entry No.9 Date Added: 13th May 2019
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Carreg Coetan Arthur submitted by PaulM on 24th Aug 2001. CARREG COETAN ARTHUR TRIPOD DOLMEN
NGR: SN06093930 (Landranger map 145/Outdoor Leisure North Pembrokeshire map (No 35))
Located close to the centre of Newport in Pembrokeshire with public access. Although called a tripod dolmen four uprights exist - only two of which support the capstone (which is said to replicate the summit of Carn Ingli to the south).
Excavations have revealed cremated bone, Beaker and Grooved ware sherds.
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Log Text: No 9. in Kenny Brophy's Top Ten Urban Prehistory site selections, compiled for our Old Stones book.
Druidstone (Michaelstone)
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jan 2011
Druidstone (Michaelstone) submitted by Andy B on 23rd Jan 2011. Photo from Maillard: The stone is in the grounds of Druidstone house. We parked in the car park by the main house. The stone can be found through a gate, with a sign saying private track & mentioning St Bernards loose, (we didn't see any!) It is beside the first cottage under some trees, & is a large female lozenge stone.
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Great House Camp
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Feb 2011
Great House Camp submitted by Andy B on 3rd Feb 2011. Hill fort topped with trees.
Copyright Jonathan Billinger and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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Coed y Caerau
Date Added: 11th Jan 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2010
Coed y Caerau submitted by Creative Commons on 15th Oct 2010. Part of the ramparts of a hill fort designed to protect lives and property in less settled times. This area is now largely ungrazed and there is a light covering of ash, oak and hazel.
Copyright Marion Phillips and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Tre'r Ceiri
Trip No.7 Entry No.6 Date Added: 7th Apr 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Would like to visit
Tre'r Ceiri submitted by Billythefish on 3rd Apr 2005. Inside the fort are around 150 hut circles. Here is a group near the main northern entrance, showing the northern rampart wall in the distance.
I loved the atmosphere with the mist swirling about me. I was completely alone, except for the sound of the wind through the stones.
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Log Text: Early Iron Age hillfort visited by Neil Oliver in BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Meillionydd double ringwork
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2011
Meillionydd double ringwork submitted by Andy B on 6th Dec 2011. Meillionydd dig, 2011
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Bryn Cader Faner
Trip No.10 Entry No.10 Date Added: 4th Jun 2016
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Would like to visit
Bryn Cader Faner submitted by Bladup on 10th Oct 2014. Bryn Cader Faner.
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Carreg y Big (Arthog)
Trip No.20 Entry No.3 Date Added: 24th Feb 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes
Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Ogham on 20th Mar 2018. A lonely place in the winter.
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Log Text: #13 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain
Coed Clwyd Cairns
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Wales (Denbighshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Feb 2010
Coed Clwyd Cairns submitted by Andy B on 13th Feb 2010. Moel y Gaer - 4,000 year old Bronze Age burial chamber. Derek Brockway, BBC Wales weatherman with archaeologist Erin Robinson from the Heather and Hillforts project. Copyright BBC Wales, more on the Foel Fenlli page.
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Careg-Y-Caws
Date Added: 28th Dec 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Denbighshire)
Visited: Yes on 12th Oct 2010
Careg-Y-Caws submitted by Andy B on 12th Oct 2010. Stone cairn at Pen Bwlch Llandrillo
Looking back up to the Bwerwyn ridge.
Copyright Jeremy Bolwell and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Moel Arthur
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Denbighshire)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011
Moel Arthur submitted by Andy B on 3rd Jul 2011. Moel Arthur
Summit of Moel Arthur at 1480 ft, in the Clwydian ranges
Copyright Dot Potter and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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