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Breiddin Hillfort
Date Added: 9th May 2025
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Breiddin Hillfort submitted by TimPrevett on 24th May 2004. From the left Breiddin hill (also spellt Breidden) with New Pieces, centre and Moel y Golfa, right. Viewed from the south.
The hillfort on Breiddin hill made national news in July 2000 when the culmination of a decade of diligent deforestation showed the remains of this settlement, hidden for over 1500 years.
At well over 1000 feet above central eastern Powys (formerly Montgomeryshire), not far from the Shropshire border, the fort has a panoramic position. As one would expect, the extremel...
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Log Text: a fair hike to the summit (Rodneys pillar which sadly has been condemned as too decrepid to repair) took me 3 hours and only 1 1/4 to come down. great long distance views from top. the ramparts are mostly in woodland but the main entrance can be seen as the path goes through it. the full size of them can only be appreciated by a visit-they stretch about a mile from NE to SW on the SE side.
quite an awesome build.
Pierce Wood Camp 1
Date Added: 28th Jul 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Mar 2016
Pierce Wood Camp 1 submitted by drolaf on 4th Mar 2016. View from Piercefield SE over the Severn.
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Log Text: None
Rhoslan
Date Added: 12th Jun 2025
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Rhoslan submitted by CoralJackz on 8th Nov 2024. Our attempt to recreate the photograph from the 1950s!
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Log Text: dolmen in a field with quite a few large stones and field clearance.
Bryn Cader Faner
Date Added: 12th Jun 2025
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Access 2
Bryn Cader Faner submitted by CoralJackz on 15th Oct 2024. Visited in 2024
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Log Text: Walked over from below Bryn Bwbach, the valley is amazing. Took a ‘short cut’ at Coetty-maur up to the main path higher up at Y Gym. This path is a bit sploshy but not boggy. The weather was dire grey cold windy wet. I would have liked to stay longer but the wind was just grim.
I counted 26 pointy stones, 2 were next to each other. Seeing it on the hillside is a welcome sight after a long trek.
Moel Goedog Hillfort
Date Added: 12th Jun 2025
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Moel Goedog Hillfort submitted by Postman on 31st May 2016. Best viewed from a distance
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Log Text: brilliant views over the coast and mountains. a gentle stroll after trekking to Bryn Cader Faner the previous day
Dyffryn Ardudwy
Date Added: 12th Jun 2025
Site Type: Portal Tomb
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
Dyffryn Ardudwy Dolmens submitted by Adam Stanford on 24th Feb 2008. Both chamber at night looking south (ish).
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Log Text: The smaller tomb was built first, then the larger one added and a massive cairn put over them. east facing
The hillfort Craig y Dinas is not here.
Capel Garmon
Date Added: 12th Jun 2025
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Capel Garmon submitted by Penbron on 2nd Oct 2020. Pooch on sentry duty at Capel Garmon
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Log Text: A horned cairn with a blind ‘portal’ to the east (see Belas Knap)
The remaining capstone is very large and almost circular. Far more complex than the usual simple single chamber dolmen found locally.
In a stunning location-views to Snowdonia.
It is sturdily fenced off from livestock and on the CADW visit list 10am to 4pm (so no need to ask to visit). I walked up from Conwy Falls café which does a good all day breakfast. A lovely walk on good ground, signposted (diversion).
Moel Ty Uchaf
Date Added: 17th May 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Denbighshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th May 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
Moel Ty Uchaf submitted by DJMace on 9th Nov 2020. Very nice example of a cairn circle in a spectacular location and well worth the hike. A straight walk up the hill along a rough track after passing through two metal gates. Continue on up and the circle is on left hand side. You won't be disappointed.
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Log Text: Lovely ring cairn with stunning long distance views to nww Fader Goch? and to nee .
On a hill about half way up to the peak at Cader Bronwen on the north west slope.
41 stones from 1 foot to 2.5 ft high. Two gaps with small stones in them maybe had larger ones in once.
The large (fallen?) outlier is to the south west? not ne
A slow slog for an old un from Llandrillo but a great walk -saw some small bouncy deer (maybe muntjac).
Lletty'r Filiast
Date Added: 5th Jun 2025
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Lletty'r Filiast submitted by stu on 14th Oct 2002. Near to the Grt Orme Mine, at the end of Cromlech Road.
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Log Text: the stone cromlech sits at the SE end of a large oval mound about 50m long. the monument is the whole thing, not just the stones at the end
Great Orme Mine
Date Added: 5th Jun 2025
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Great Orme Mine submitted by raythemapman on 16th Apr 2009. Site in Conwy (Bwrdeistref Sirol) Wales: Side passage with Malachite Ore in the rock. 10/04/09
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Log Text: a great way to see how people mined copper in the Bronze age. they used fire to break the rock, and must have been expert at ventilation. they also smelted it on site.
Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr)
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr) submitted by nigeynoo on 24th Apr 2018. The magical Druids Circle taken at night with the Milky Way, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter
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Log Text: A lovely banked stone ring, near another smaller one and a stone 'something'. great views over to Orme head.
Monument 280
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Monument 280 submitted by nigeynoo on 21st May 2018. Monument 280 taken May 20 on a very peaceful afternoon
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Log Text: a clump of rounded stones. not quite sure what this is, but it looks related to the two banked rings
Cefn Coch (Penmaenmawr)
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Cefn Coch (Penmaenmawr) submitted by LivingRocks on 26th Apr 2005. Cefn Coch as seen when coming over the ridge from Monument 280.
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Log Text: not as grand as its larger neighbour, but a good example nonetheless
Red Farm
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Red Farm submitted by postman on 24th Nov 2012. Looking over the remnants of Red Farm stone circle to Maen Crwn
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Log Text: didn't look much from the track, but closer it was more convincing. on a small level plateau which is common site
Bwlch y Ddeufaen N
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Bwlch y Ddeufaen N submitted by Supersequin on 15th Mar 2025. View looking south in which the pylon is clearly visible.
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Log Text: not far from the car park at end of road (very small single track)
Bwlch y Ddeufaen S
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Bwlch y Ddeufaen S submitted by Supersequin on 15th Mar 2025. This is the stone to the left of the path as you travel from Rowen.
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Log Text: a very stately monolith about 8 foot high
Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Conwy)
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Conwy) submitted by stu on 16th Oct 2002. Near the path by the Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen stones, is this large cairn. The long grass in the right of the photo has the remaining stones of the chamber.
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Log Text: None
Maen y bardd
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Maen y bardd submitted by Postman on 26th Jul 2015. Autumn equinox 2007
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Log Text: a chamber directed SE over the valley. massive capstone and a large rear stone. it is incorporated into a modern era wall, which has taken a lot of the stone from the original tomb probably
Caerhun Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Caerhun Chambered Tomb submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. The view west - notice the curve of stones in front of the chamber; Maen y Bardd visible to the far left.
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Log Text: a chambered tomb, open to the NE. large capstone and supports, with one area without an upright has drystone wall instead. to the rear of the capstone is another large stone-looks like a collapsed capstone half in the ground. so i'm thinking this has two chambers.
Siambr Gladdu Caer Bach
Date Added: 6th Jun 2025
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2025. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 2
Siambr Gladdu Caer Bach submitted by SteCymru14 on 13th Aug 2019. Edrych tuag at y safle. Fel y dywedais yn y disgrifiad, mae’r maen capan yn enfawr (wrth gymharu â safleoedd eraill tebyg yn yr ardal hon) ac mae’r pridd naturiol yn dal i’w weld yn ei le gwreiddiol.
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Log Text: hard to discern if this is natural or man made or a bit of both. its a very small 'chamber'