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Prince Llywelyn (the great) memorial stone
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2019
Prince Llywelyn (the great) memorial stone submitted by geoffstickland on 3rd May 2019. Ffynnon Llewellyn - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Powys
The site of the death of Prince Llewellyn The Great, the last native-born Prince of Wales. The well is reputedly the place in which the severed head of the murdered prince was washed before being taken to King Edward the First in London.
The inscription in English and Welsh
"Legend has it that this is the well in which the head of Llewellyn ap Gruffydd was washed"
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Ffynnon Llewelyn
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 8th May 2019
Ffynnon Llewelyn submitted by geoffstickland on 8th May 2019. Tradition suggests that the severed head of the last native-born Prince of Wales, Llewelyn ap Grufydd, was washed in this pool after his death at this site. The head was then taken to Edward I in London.
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Garn Dwad cairn
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 17th May 2019
Garn Dwad cairn submitted by geoffstickland on 17th May 2019. High on the sky line overlooking Llanwrtyd Church
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Ffynnon Ishow
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 25th May 2019
Ffynnon Ishow submitted by geoffstickland on 25th May 2019. The well lies in a small dingle just below the lane by a large lay by
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Partrishow Churchyard Cross
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 25th May 2019
Partrishow Churchyard Cross submitted by geoffstickland on 25th May 2019. the top portion seems to be of a later period than the base and shaft
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Priory Well (Powys)
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2019
Priory Well (Powys) submitted by geoffstickland on 28th May 2019. Well easily accessible in Cathedral grounds
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St Cattwg's Church (Llanspyddid)
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2019
St Cattwg's Church (Llanspyddid) submitted by geoffstickland on 28th May 2019. inscription very eroded
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Afon Cammarch
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2019
Afon Cammarch submitted by geoffstickland on 30th May 2019. As expected, the Cairn has a hollowed out centre and exists as a loose ring of stones
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Newtown Gorsedd Circle
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2019
Newtown Gorsedd Circle submitted by geoffstickland on 30th Jun 2019. Set in grassy area beside the River Severn. Obviously a popular picnic spot!
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Castell-Y-Dail
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2019
Castell-Y-Dail submitted by geoffstickland on 30th Jun 2019. Set on a hillside overlooking Newtown and now alarmingly near the new Newtown by-pass
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St Anno's Church (Llannano)
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2019
St Anno's Church (Llannano) submitted by geoffstickland on 30th Jun 2019. An idyllic spot set into the hillside and beside the river Ithon
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Carn Wen cairn
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jul 2019
Carn Wen cairn submitted by geoffstickland on 4th Jul 2019. Hilltop site with commanding views
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Four Stones Barrow Cemetary
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2019
Four Stones Barrow Cemetary submitted by geoffstickland on 27th Aug 2019. This the the scene at the OS ref given, there is nothing obvious to observe
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Beggar's Bush Barrow
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2019
Beggar's Bush Barrow submitted by geoffstickland on 27th Aug 2019. Nothing now visible at the map reference given
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Gurnos Cairn
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 12th Oct 2019
Gurnos Cairn submitted by geoffstickland on 12th Oct 2019. A pile of loose stones high on the open Cambrian mountain.s
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Mabion's Way Monument
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 26th Oct 2019
Mabion's Way Monument submitted by geoffstickland on 26th Oct 2019. Set prominently on the Epynt Mountain above the valley of the river Irfon this monument forms a rare, distinctive feature in an otherwise barren landscape
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Carneddau Hill Cairn
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 14th Nov 2019
Carneddau Hill Cairn submitted by geoffstickland on 14th Nov 2019. A large, partially collapsed cairn set high o Carneddau Mountain, visible from a considerable distance. Accessed only after a strenuous 1.5 mile walk up and across open mountain.
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Banc Ystrdd-Wen
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 5th Dec 2019
Banc Ystrdd-Wen submitted by geoffstickland on 5th Dec 2019. A hollow, circular cairn set high on Trembyd. The exact location by GPS is SN98226151. Access entails a vigorous climb and affords extensive views.
Within 100 meters is another cairn which for convenience I have named Banc Ystrdd Wen 2 but which may have its own distinctive name. This is at SN979614. This cairn is an eliptical loose pile of large stones about2 meters high by 8 metres long.
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Cryn-Fryn
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 5th Dec 2019
Cryn-Fryn submitted by geoffstickland on 5th Dec 2019. A low grass-covered mound in the immediate area of the farm. The site has mature trees growing on it.
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Esgair Ceiliog
Date Added: 1st Aug 2020
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jan 2020
Esgair Ceiliog submitted by geoffstickland on 2nd Jan 2020. High on an exposed mountain top, the western arm of the Elan Valley's Caban Coch reservoir can just be discerned in the middle background.
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