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Drygarn Fawr
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2008
Drygarn Fawr submitted by pab on 19th Oct 2008. Quartz topping to the eastern cairn.
Visible for miles when the sun is on it - beautiful place, but the warnings by kiri and others about boggy ground are certainly justified.
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St Anthony's Well (Llansteffan)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 12th Oct 2008
St Anthony's Well (Llansteffan) submitted by pab on 12th Oct 2008. St Anthony's Well (Llansteffan)
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Pen-y-Gaer (Conwy)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2008
Pen-y-Gaer (Conwy) submitted by pab on 27th Sep 2008. Site in Conwy (Bwrdeistref Sirol) Wales: Pen-y-Gaer from due west. While on an opportunistic drive up unmarked lanes above Llanbedr-y-cennin this week, I noticed and photographed the fine profile which (from the Portal!) I subsequently found out was Pen-y-Gaer. This shot was taken from the slopes 0.6km due west.
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Ffynnon Llawddog
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2008
Ffynnon Llawddog submitted by pab on 25th Aug 2008. Ffynnon Llawddog, Cenarth. Reported as never having run dry, and known for its cures. Named after St Llawddog, who is the patron saint of the nearby church.
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Llyn Du Carved stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2008
Llyn Du Carved stone submitted by pab on 25th Aug 2008. Llyn Du carved stone
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Pen Maen Wern
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 4th Aug 2008
Pen Maen Wern submitted by pab on 4th Aug 2008. This view of the massive 1.5m x 1.4m white quartz stone looks NW over Claerwen Reservoir. Taken 3 Aug 2008 - sorry that I forgot to set the walking pole measure to 1m for the photo!
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Waun Lydan
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 4th Aug 2008
Waun Lydan submitted by pab on 4th Aug 2008. Waun Lydan, Powys. Quartz-streaked menhir strategically placed to be in sight of some very distant prehistoric features.
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Victoria Bay
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jul 2008
Victoria Bay submitted by pab on 25th Jul 2008. Victoria Bay Hillfort. Close to Marloes, and facing across to Gateholm and Skokholm Islands, the series of defensive ramparts and ditches can easily be seen from along the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path.
As can be seen from this photo taken from the east, the cliffs along this stretch provide a very good barrier. This leaves a relatively short landward stretch to be defended.
The triple defensive arc is ringed.
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Gateholm Island
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2008
Gateholm Island submitted by pab on 20th Jul 2008. Gateholm Island - photographed just before the tide came in so that it once again earned the 'island' title!
The settlement structures are located along the entire 500m length of the island, with the Cairn referred to on OS being at the extreme right (southern) tip
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Skomer Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jul 2008
Skomer Stone submitted by pab on 19th Jul 2008. The stone referred to on the Portal as Skomer stone - also referred to in leaflets as 'Harold Stone' - is close to remains of 'huts, fields and cairns which represent one of the most complete areas of pre-historic settlement in the British Isles'.
I have to admit however that, on this occasion, ancient sites hardly featured in my photos when I visited for the first time in July 2008 - puffins landing & walking within feet of me won without contest. I think the undergrowth would have to be ...
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Mynydd Egryn Settlement
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2008
Mynydd Egryn Settlement submitted by pab on 21st Jun 2008. Mynydd Egryn hut circle settlement. To the right (east) of the crown-effect Hengwm Cairn circle, there are a number of hut circles visible on the ground. There also seems to be a 30m+ circular raised feature, which is also visible on the RCAHMW aerial photo linked to from the main site page.
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Mynydd Egryn Cairn
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2008
Mynydd Egryn Settlement submitted by pab on 21st Jun 2008. Mynydd Egryn hut circle settlement. To the right (east) of the crown-effect Hengwm Cairn circle, there are a number of hut circles visible on the ground. There also seems to be a 30m+ circular raised feature, which is also visible on the RCAHMW aerial photo linked to from the main site page.
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Pen-y-Dinas (Gwynedd)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2008
Pen-y-Dinas (Gwynedd) submitted by pab on 19th Jun 2008. Pen-Y-Dinas, Gwynedd.
The western wall, looking north with Moelfre rising on the right.
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Craig-y-Dinas (Dyffryn Ardudwy)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2008
Craig-y-Dinas (Dyffryn Ardudwy) submitted by pab on 16th Jun 2008. Craig-y-Dinas. This general view is taken from the south-east.
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Pont Scethin A
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2008
Pont Scethin A submitted by pab on 16th Jun 2008. Pont Scethin A. Taken on a clear day in June 2008, Bardsey Island can be seen off the tip of the Lleyn Peninsula.
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Ffynnon Enddwyn
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2008
Ffynnon Enddwyn submitted by pab on 15th Jun 2008. Ffynnon Enddwyn - St Enddwyn's well or spring.
General view of the spring-fed well, with view west across to the Lleyn Peninsular
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Trefarchan
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2008
Trefarchan submitted by pab on 1st Jun 2008. Site in Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) Wales:
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Mynydd Carnguwch
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2008
Mynydd Carnguwch submitted by pab on 5th May 2008. As noted by Shropshire Traveller, this cairn has a certain 'photographic' attraction - due no doubt to its symmetry?
Taken in October 2007 with my trusty little compact zoom camera, this picture fromt he same spot as ST's shows an enticing entrance at the left of the cairn.
It must surely be worth a climb in its own right if anyone is in the area...
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Bedd-y-brenin
Date Added: 16th Jan 2011
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2008
Bedd-y-brenin submitted by pab on 15th Jan 2011. Bedd-y-brenin - King's Grave. This image shows the cist alongside the later wall shelter.
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Log Text: We went looking for this cairn from the north, after visiting the Bryn Seward stone alignment. This was definitely a mistake in terms of making headway, but we did come across the most fantastic erratic while stumbling through the forrest, and also saw the circle of stones which were clearly something significant.
From later research, these seem to be the hut circles listed by RCAHMW database.
The ‘path’ shown on OS maps through the forest cannot be relied upon, and the firebreak track through the conifers becomes a virtual river whenever it rains.
The cairn is actually very easily reached from the upper lane.
I first became aware of this cairn from some really helpful jottings I came across on the net a couple of years ago – I hope their journey comments and well-described routes inspire others too:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/celynog/lakes.htm
Picws Du
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2008
Picws Du submitted by pab on 27th Apr 2008.
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