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Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2004
Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr) submitted by TimPrevett on 8th Apr 2004. When visiting Druids Circle, be prepared for the worst weather.
Of the three times I have visited, the first two were the worst rain and wind I have ever experienced at any monument. Gratitude for warm weatherproof clothing was plentiful.
Last week's visit (start of April) was the best for weather. There had been a short sharp shower, but the clouds showed their clear intent for something more, so I took this shot as we chose to depart.
It is looking to the southwest, from the east side...
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Cae Coch
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 9th Apr 2004
Cae Coch submitted by TimPrevett on 9th Apr 2004. A composite of the spectacular back drop to the south west of Cae Coch standing stone, a short walk from the Rowen Youth Hostel, along with numerous other ancient monuments.
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Maen y bardd
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 9th Apr 2004
Maen y Bardd submitted by TimPrevett on 9th Apr 2004. Sunrise through The Poet's Stone, on 04/04/04.
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Cors Y Carneddau
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2004
Cors Y Carneddau submitted by TimPrevett on 8th Apr 2004. Cors Y Carneddau Circle
All that remains of this circle is an arc of stones curving towards the inverted "Y" shape of a wall field boundary to its immediate north. It is this same wall that helps to locate the circle in relation to an otherwise open mountainside and moor. Some may see it not as a circle, but as a rather fortuitous arrangement of boulders, but the guidebooks remain open minded.
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Graig Lwyd Neolithic Axe Factory
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2004
Graig Lwyd Neolithic Axe Factory submitted by TimPrevett on 8th Apr 2004. Graig Lwyd Neolithic Axe Factory sits on the extinct volcano above the North Wales coastal town of Penmaenmawr. Spectacular views abound, with panoramic views to the Tal Y Fan mountain to the south, the Great Orme to the east, and Anglesey to the west.
Access is questionable; the 'volcanic plug' from which was taken microdiorite or augite granophyre is on top of a ridge which is still being quarried on its east and north sides for rocks of different geological specifications. The outcrop can ...
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Maen Addwyn
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 9th Apr 2004
Maen Addwyn submitted by TimPrevett on 9th Apr 2004. This impressive sized menhir sits in the field boundary adjacent a road, opposite a school, which out of school hours makes handy parking for viewing the stone.
Mynydd Bodafon is visible to the north west, otherwise flat fields are visible in all directions.
The stone is being encroached upon by the spread of ivy. My last visit (actually 15th June 1999) showed relatively little ivy on the stone; by April 2004 the growth was much more significant.
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Beeston Castle
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cheshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2004
Beeston Castle submitted by TimPrevett on 13th Apr 2004. The remains of the prehistoric hillfort are very hard to detect; the place they are most in evidence are either side of the gatehouse to the outer bailey. This is either side of the main route to the top of the mediaeval castle.
Some of the medieaval walls were actually built using existing earthworks from the earlier fortification to aid defence. These earthworks are most in evidence when the foliage is low.
This picture is taken on the north east side of the entrance, which is on the rig...
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Holyhead Mountain
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
Holyhead Mountain submitted by TimPrevett on 14th Apr 2004. At the base of Holyhead Mountain, is this impressive, substantial group of hut circles. In the 1860s in excess of 50 buildings were recorded, but now numbers around 20.
Active settlement was on this location for sometime, and not all the remains seen are contemporary with each other.
Finds at this location, and very nearby, date occupation from mesolithic to Romano British times.
The hut circles seen are obvious, but there are a number of square features. The guidebook likens them to s...
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Caer Leb
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
Caer Leb submitted by TimPrevett on 14th Apr 2004. Caer Leb is a rectilinear settlement enclosure, with double ditches and banks defining an area 200 feet by 160 feet. Some have interpreted it as a mediaeval homestead with moat (indeed, some of the ditches get very water logged). However, finds of a 3rd Century AD brooch, a 4th Century denarius of Postumus, and Roman pottery and quernstones date the site much earlier than mediaeval. Like the Din Lligwy Settlement, the CADW guidebook says it possibly has its origins earlier than the 3rd Century, ...
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Penrhos-Feilw
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
Penrhos-Feilw submitted by TimPrevett on 14th Apr 2004. We were not alone when visiting these prehistoric goalposts; we were soon joined by two of three horses in the field.
They were very curious, and thankfully added a pleasant dynamic to the visit; the seasoned megarak, I am sure, can recount less pleasant close encounters with livestock in fields.
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Rowen Hut Circles
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
Rowen Hut Circles submitted by TimPrevett on 14th Apr 2004. One of three hut circles adjoining this lane, this at SH735717.
A large circular feature, marked on the map as "homestead", further listed as hut circle on CARN, dating from Iron Age to the Roman Period. In the north west corner, there is an additional circular feature. This lies a very short way indeed from the Cae Coch Menhir.
This is the view of the north east side.
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Perthiduon
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
Perthiduon submitted by TimPrevett on 14th Apr 2004. Investigating the multitudinous varieties of lichens on the collapsed Perthiduon Dolmen.
If ever there was an adeqaute crossover for hobbies or interests, lichens and stones must be a contender!
Rob F, Baz, Elaine, Eileen and Stevie are the first in there.
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Maesoglan 1
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
Maesoglan 1 submitted by TimPrevett on 14th Apr 2004. This shows the most northern stone SH452674, with the clusters of Megaraks giving away the presence of the other stones.
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Maesoglan 3
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
Maesoglan 3 submitted by TimPrevett on 14th Apr 2004. This shows the eastern stone looking to the western stone.
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Maesoglan 2
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
Maesoglan 2 submitted by TimPrevett on 14th Apr 2004. This shows the western stone SH453673 looking south towards Snowdonia.
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Holywell Racecourse
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Wales (Flintshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2004
Holywell Racecourse submitted by TimPrevett on 15th Apr 2004. The CADW guidebook lists this as cursus, henge and barrow.
From the back of the picture 1) in front of the hay bales in black 'bin bags', can be seen the raised mound of the barrow; 2) across the centre of the picture, left to right, is a dark line, indicating the henge ditch, and 3) the raised ground coming into the bottom left corner shows the remains of the cursus.
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Penycloddiau
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Flintshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2004
Penycloddiau submitted by TimPrevett on 15th Apr 2004. The enormous Penycloddiau Hillfort, as seen from north west, from The Gop.
It covers some 52 acres, and forms part of a chain of hillforts in the
Clwydian Range of Mountains. A line of earthwork defences can be made out
running across the central mountain.
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Circle 275
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2004
Circle 275 submitted by TimPrevett on 16th Apr 2004. This picture shows the ring of the five stones which make up Circle 275, just behind is the outlier stone, and on the horizon is Druids Circle.
This area is a veritable wonder for the megarak; well worth the visit.
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Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2004
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery submitted by TimPrevett on 18th Apr 2004. Former Location of Shrewsbury Museum
SJ488126
It boasts a small but captivating prehistory collection dating back to
12,000 BC; microliths, neolithic axe heads from Graig Lwyd (North Wales),
Corndon Hill (Shropshire, near Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle) and Langdale
Pike (Cumbria); Bronze Age metalwork and 'primitive log boats' also feature.
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Grosvenor Museum
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Cheshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Apr 2004
Grosvenor Museum submitted by TimPrevett on 17th Apr 2004. The Grosvenor Museum in Chester; as per Vicky's comment, do not expect lots of prehistory here. If you come solely with that interest, you will be disappointed.
The Roman collection is, not surprisingly, considerable; the period house is also fascinating, and some natural history is informative. It provided us with a good afternoon's family visit.
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