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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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Burry Menhir
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jul 2013
Burry Menhir submitted by pab on 5th Jul 2013. Looking over the larger (but fallen) stone in this field. On a clear day (as will be available for the Portal weekend in July!), Sweyne's Howe Burial Chamber will be visible directly beyond the arrowed 'Burry Lesser' Standing Stone.
Photo, 4th July 2013
Site in West Glamorgan Wales
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Hardings Down West
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jul 2013
Hardings Down West submitted by pab on 5th Jul 2013. The south-westerly edge of Hardings Down West, with sem providing both scale and perspective....
This hillfort is very deceptive - from the lane it looks fairly impressive, but its sheer scale is only appreciated when you reach the ramparts.
If you really can't enjoy this delightful location during the Portal event arranged as part of the Festival of Archaeology, follow the COFLEIN link on the site page to see a very impressive aerial image.
Photo taken 4th July 2013
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Sweyne's Howes South
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jul 2013
Sweyne's Howes South submitted by pab on 5th Jul 2013. With the heather and ferns surprisingly low around Sweyne's Howes South, things look very promising for the Portal's guided walk programme on 20th & 21st July 2013.
Photo: 4th July 2013
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Carn Llechart Cairn Circle
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2015
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2015
Carn Llechart Cairn Circle submitted by PAB on 5th Sep 2015. Central cist, Carn Llechart Cairn Circle, with pole set to 1 metre to show scale.
April 2011
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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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Rhos Y Beddau (Circle)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 10th Mar 2007
Rhos Y Beddau (Circle) submitted by pab on 10th Mar 2007. Along with Shopshire Traveller's and COFLEIN's descriptions, this picture taken in Aug 2006 may help Portal visitors locate the site - but I have to admit I went to see the waterfall, not knowing what other gems were nearby!
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Sgwd Gwladus Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 12th Mar 2007
Sgwd Gwladus Stone submitted by pab on 12th Mar 2007. Sgwd Gwladus Stone.
This magnificent stone is above the Sgwd Gwladus waterfall.
It does not seem to be the 'Logan' or Rocking Stone shown on the OS Map - at least, we couldn't get this one to rock! It therefore seem to justify a mention in its own right.
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Crug Hywel
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 9th Apr 2007
Crug Hywel submitted by pab on 9th Apr 2007. The fort is located on the well-named Table Mountain, whose benefits are clear from this picture which shows the ramparts on the eastern flank.
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Golden Grove
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 9th Apr 2007
Golden Grove submitted by pab on 9th Apr 2007. Llangenny Stone, Easter 2007, looking West across to the river (Grwyne Fawr)
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