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Tythegston
Date Added: 20th Jan 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Would like to visit
Tythegston submitted by Robc on 17th Mar 2004. Neolithic long barrow or cairn. View of the capstone and the one upright visible
OS 170 SS86467925
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Cefn Hirgoed
Date Added: 19th Jan 2019
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Would like to visit
Bridgend Recreation Centre
Date Added: 23rd Jan 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Bridgend Recreation Centre submitted by sem on 29th Mar 2004. This stone stands outside Bridgend Recreation Centre. It was moved from it's original position some yards away for building work. Unfortunately some recent damage has been done to it.
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Log Text: The stone is outside the entrance to the Bowls Club. It looks as if it was once deeply incised on back and front, stands about 150cm tall and has presence when you look at it, though I never noticed it before. Went into the Local History Library (quarter of a mile away in the Registry Office down Sunnyside) and read the excavation report, as promised on the plaque beside the stone, which has diagrams of the pit and describes a partial skeleton cremation burial which was underneath. The stone is made of Millstone grit and the grooves are written off as weathering because they don't appear below the exposed surface, though in my opinion, there is little reason to suppose it was not carved after erection.
Cae Summerhouse
Date Added: 20th Jan 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cae Summerhouse submitted by tribulation on 20th Jan 2019. Site in South Glamorgan Wales
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Log Text: Cae Summerhouse is visible as earth banks in a field covered in grazed turf, which is private farmland. The footpath from Newton to Candleston runs behind the field, but dense, tangled plant and tree growth prevents any view from there. On the other side of the field is the rough track road which runs from Tythegston to Candleston Farm, there is space for parking, though I walked up from the dunes. One of the earth banks abuts the road at 51 29 23 N and 3 38 14 W, from which vantage, Cae Summerhouse can be seen to sit on the highest point of the land, commanding 360 degree views. Immediately on the opposite side of the road is an overgrown pond edged with stones. Along with the all round visibilty, this unexpected water source made me think it a good spot to choose for a defensible home.