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Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)
Date Added: 5th Aug 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 29th Jul 2010
Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong) submitted by pab on 5th Aug 2011. Twyn y Gaer, July 2010
Image from Aberbran, 1mile SE.
COFLEIN reports the site as:
"A univallate, sub-oval enclosure, set on the summit of a mountain spur. It is subdivided by a scarp and ditch with a central entrance. There are remains of subsidiary enclosures, fields or paddocks, to the south-west, covering an area of about100m by 80m. An embanked trackway leads away to the north-west."
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Log Text: Viewed from campsite at Aberbran in the evening sunlight while we were in the Beacons for the 2010 Portal day, so this image was taken from 1 mile away.
No comments possible on access/condition etc for the site itself, but hopefully we will visit again sometime in the future.
Ty'n Y Pant Stone
Date Added: 7th Aug 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2010
Ty'n Y Pant Stone submitted by pab on 7th Aug 2011. Ty'n Y Pant Stone. The dragonfly is of course one of the oldest surviving creatures, so it seemed only right for us to wait until he had soaked up some sunshine.
He obviously thinks Ty'n Y Pant Stone is worthy of close inspection...anyone know otherwise?
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Bedd Crynddyn
Date Added: 19th Jan 2014
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Would like to visit
Bedd Crynddyn submitted by postman on 17th Jan 2014. With Craig Rhiwarth and fort beyond
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Craig Rhiwarth
Date Added: 19th Jan 2014
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Would like to visit
Craig Rhiwarth submitted by postman on 17th Jan 2014. The eastern cliffs keep this fort impeccably safe.
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Marteg Valley
Date Added: 29th Apr 2016
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Would like to visit
Marteg Valley submitted by Bladup on 11th Apr 2016. Marteg Valley Kerb cairn.
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Maengwyngweddew
Date Added: 29th Apr 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Would like to visit
Maengwyngweddew submitted by TimPrevett on 15th Aug 2005. Have you ever tried looking for a squat white standing stone, about 85cm tall, with uncertain directions, and a mountainside of sheep? Not easy. This took me two attempts. An aborted attempt on my birthday left me disappointed and frustrated, wishing I'd purchased the 1:25000, and not the 1:50000. Sob sob.
Thankfully, my family had pity upon me, and I returned a couple days later with new attitude and closer studying of the 1:50000 and guide book. This fresh approach helped me find this quartz...
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Llan-Wysg Well
Date Added: 1st Apr 2017
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Would like to visit
Llan-Wysg Well submitted by coin on 28th Mar 2017. Image of Llan-Wysg Well
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St Cattwg's Church (Llanspyddid)
Date Added: 28th Aug 2019
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 28th Mar 2019
St Cattwg's Church (Llanspyddid) submitted by geoffstickland on 30th May 2019. The ancient stone stands in the main churchyard amongst modern monuments
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Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 24th Feb 2008
Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans submitted by pab on 24th Feb 2008. Site in South Glamorgan Wales
The 'latest' addition to the magnificent buildings recontructed at St Fagans is the 13th Church of St Teilo. Re-opened in a ceremony on October 2007, this church has been presented in its pre-reformation interior mode.
The history of the re-siting of the church can be followed in either the BBC Wales site (http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/sites/inpictures/pages/st_teilos.shtml?1) or on the Museum's own pages (http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/226/)
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Ffynnon Pedr
Date Added: 31st Dec 2011
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Would like to visit
Ffynnon Pedr submitted by hiraeth on 29th Dec 2011. Site in South Glamorgan Wales
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Ffynnon Gyffyr
Date Added: 31st Dec 2011
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Would like to visit
Ffynnon Gyffyr submitted by hiraeth on 29th Dec 2011. Site in South Glamorgan Wales
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National Museum Cardiff
Date Added: 24th Jun 2012
Site Type: Museum
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
National Museum of Wales submitted by TimPrevett on 17th Feb 2004. National Museum & Gallery of Wales in Cardiff. Many hours could be spent here!
Immediately opposite there is a Gorsedd Circle which caught my eye, and demanded a shot.
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St Lythans
Date Added: 22nd Sep 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Would like to visit
St Lythans submitted by coldrum on 3rd Dec 2011. St Lythans Dig 2011
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Flatholm glacial erratic
Date Added: 20th Mar 2021
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2018
Flatholm glacial erratic submitted by PAB on 19th Mar 2021. Natural feature, but odd - glacial erratic on Flathom Island in the Bristol Channel
Photo: July 2018
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Margam Stones Museum
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2007
Margam Stones Museum submitted by pab on 30th Jun 2007. Margam. The Stones Museum contains items from the immediate vicinty, which has been inhabited for over 3000 years when bronze age settlers farmed Margam Mountain. The original Abbey of Margam was founded in 1147 and this picture captures some of the Abbey remains. These ruins are part of the Margam Park country park, adjacent to the Museum. The park/museum are a welcome break for travellers along the M4 (J38).
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Nicholaston Long Cairn
Date Added: 30th Dec 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Would like to visit
Nicholaston Long Cairn submitted by sem on 24th Apr 2008. Unfortunately this tomb is on open heath used for grazing cattle, so the ground is covered in straw and cow***t.
Very little remains to be seen.
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Thurba Fort
Date Added: 9th Mar 2013
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Thurba Fort submitted by pab on 9th Mar 2013. View from the Thurba Head hillfort - looking eastwards along the Gower coastline and cliffs
Photo, July 2011
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Cat Hole Cave
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jan 2013
Cat Hole Cave submitted by pab on 29th Jan 2013. Cat Hole Cave interior. As access seems no longer possible, I thought people might like to see some photos from inside the cave.
This shows one of the recesses at the back of the cave - there were many niches like this, most being very narrow.
We didn't have particularly good lighting, so couldn't investigate properly. Seeing the cave definitely helped me understand the description of how the art was found, and how it might have been missed for so long too.
Photo taken 28 Sept 2...
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The Knave
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 9th Mar 2013
The Knave submitted by pab on 9th Mar 2013. One of the defensive ditches of this hillfort.
To get a real appreciation of the location and scale of this site, you really need to see the excellent aerial images on COFLEIN
Photo taken July 2011
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Yellow Top, Paviland Camp
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 9th Mar 2013
Yellow Top, Paviland Camp submitted by pab on 9th Mar 2013. View eastwards along the defensive ditch.
Photo taken from SS4374086048,
July 2011
Possible site to visit on the Portal Walk weekend, July 2013!
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