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Maen Llwyd (Machynlleth)
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 30th Mar 2019
Maen Llwyd (Machynlleth) submitted by geoffstickland on 30th Mar 2019. Plaque recording the moving of the stone
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Pen y Garn Goch
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 30th Mar 2019
Pen y Garn Goch submitted by geoffstickland on 30th Mar 2019. A very extensive site, about 30 yards at its longest point. It is quite hard to find, hidden in the forestry.
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Ffynnon Gwyddfan
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Mar 2019
Ffynnon Gwyddfan submitted by geoffstickland on 31st Mar 2019. This site is a complex hydrological system utilising an underground spring. There is a subterranean well and above it a baptismal pool. The various valves and paddles do not seem to have been used for a very long time.
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Pen Twr Enclosure
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 5th Apr 2019
Pen Twr Enclosure submitted by geoffstickland on 5th Apr 2019. a low embankment with a shallow depression in the middle
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Glandulas Stone Circle
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019
Glandulas Stone Circle submitted by geoffstickland on 11th Apr 2019. Recently erected stone circle conspicuous from a distance.
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Nant-Yr-Hebog
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019
Nant-Yr-Hebog submitted by geoffstickland on 11th Apr 2019. no visible evidence of this site at ground level
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Bow Street
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Ceredigion)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019
Bow Street submitted by geoffstickland on 11th Apr 2019. there is no evidence of this settlement at ground level
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Bongam Bank
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2019
Bongam Bank submitted by geoffstickland on 18th Apr 2019. Distinct mound, clearly discernable
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Pantpurlas
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2019
Pantpurlas submitted by geoffstickland on 18th Apr 2019. Distinct mound with some large stones around the periphery.
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The Beacon (Powys)
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2019
The Beacon (Powys) submitted by geoffstickland on 18th Apr 2019. The cairn from the adjacent trig point
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Carredwiber Bank
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2019
Carredwiber Bank submitted by geoffstickland on 18th Apr 2019. The human figures have been added to afford scale
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Lady's Well (South Glamorgan)
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Apr 2019
Lady's Well (South Glamorgan) submitted by geoffstickland on 23rd Apr 2019. After a long dry spell all that was visible was a slightly muddy patch of weed-infested boggy ground hidden in fairly dense undergrowth of Rhododendrons and brambles.
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Bernard's Well Mountain
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Apr 2019
Bernard's Well Mountain submitted by geoffstickland on 23rd Apr 2019. all that is visible of the site is a smooth, bare hill slope covered in cultivated grassland
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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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Penllyn Wells
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2019
Penllyn Wells submitted by geoffstickland on 5th May 2019. A group of three wells in a lovely little valley setting. Well maintained.
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St Anne's Well (Llanmihangel)
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2019
St Anne's Well (Llanmihangel) submitted by geoffstickland on 5th May 2019. The well is to the right of the church gate before you enter the churchyard, surrounded by a fence. At the time of visit (May 19) the area was very over grown and the well barely visible
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Ffynnon Llygaid (Drefach)
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (Ceredigion)
Visited: Yes on 7th May 2019
Ffynnon Llygaid (Drefach) submitted by geoffstickland on 7th May 2019. The spring is also the water supply for the nearby Panyfedwen House
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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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St Michael's Church (Llanvihangel-ar-Arth)
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2019
St Michael's Church (Llanvihangel-ar-Arth) submitted by geoffstickland on 11th May 2019. The stone bears a Latin inscription from the Romano-British period; this inscription recalls HIC JACET ULCAGNIUS FILIUS SENOMACILI which is probably translated as 'Here lies Ulcagnus (Olcanus) son of Senomaglus' and is thought to date from between 500-510 AD.
The stone is in the vestry, easily accessible
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St Nicholas' Well (Glamorgan)
Date Added: 5th Jun 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 14th May 2019
St Nicholas' Well (Glamorgan) submitted by geoffstickland on 14th May 2019. Spring easily found beside the rough track leading from the church. In fair condition with plenty of water
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