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Cors Y Carneddau
Date Added: 6th Nov 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Cors Y Carneddau submitted by TimPrevett on 14th Sep 2004. A much clearer picture of the location of the Cors Y Carneddau circle.
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Log Text: I head down to the west and back to the lower track in order to find the Cors Y Carneddau circle. At first I found lots of stones all seemingly scattered around at random, with nothing obvious representing a circle. Some stones are standing proud of the ground over by the wall. But nothing that shouts circle to me. Having a more detailed search of the area, I was at one point heading back to the east, and then an arc of stones came into view. Was this it? Looking closer and several more stones were found under the surface, and for sure this is the remains of a circle, perhaps 10 stones remaining in the circumference, with a diameter of 15 metres or so. The giveaway to being in the right place is a steel bar sticking out of the ground, probably once a fence post, nearby to the two most obvious stones.
Graig Lwyd Cairns
Date Added: 7th Nov 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Graig Lwyd Cairns submitted by postman on 15th Apr 2013. Some magic views from here
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Log Text: Last on my itinerary for today are the Graig Lwyd Cairns. There is the one large cairn within the open access land which looks like a cartoon volcano, conical, steep sides and a crater in the top. Viewed with Moelfre and the other mountains behind it, it reminds me very much of the chains of volcanoes in the Auvergne. The other cairns are in the walled and fenced off fields to the north, and I have no way through to have a close look. However from a low point in the wall, I can make out a couple of places where there are stones standing proud of the ground, possibly a bit like Circle 275. Time to get back down to Penmaenmawr, I have been up here much longer than I initially intended, but then again it has been glorious up here and I am in no real rush other than to get a pint before the pubs shut. The path down is a killer on the knees, so steep and long, I can hardly walk by the time I get back to the car. In need of a pint, time to check what might be open using the useful WhatPub link on the Portal's sitepages. Disappointingly, if its correct, the Fairy Glen will be closed, but the Gladstone in nearby Dwygyfylchi is open, where I have a nice sit outside in the sunshine with a pleasant pint of Facer's, a new brewery to me.
Fan Foel Cairns
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Fan Foel Cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 8th Sep 2017. Fan Foel cairn seen looking back from near Twr-y-Fan Foel.
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Log Text: Once up on the top of Fan Foel (781m) in the rain and wind, the remains of this large circular cairn are plain to see, no doubt due to the excavation work some years ago. The circular structure of the cairn is 11 meters in diameter, and within this cairn, offset to the steep cliff edge, is the box like remains of a cist. At this point we saw just about the only other people we saw all day, a couple of German lads who stood in the cairn and seemed reluctant to move away so I could take some photos!
Fan Brycheiniog
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 2
Fan Brycheiniog submitted by TheCaptain on 8th Sep 2017. Although I can find no record of this being an ancient site, it looks to me like there is probably the remains of an ancient cairn below the trig point on top of Fan Brycheiniog (802m), as there is on the other peaks here. It is well worn and eroded in its hilltop position.
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Log Text: We carried on to get to the trig point on top of Fan Brycheiniog (802m) before the Germans, so we could take our pictures without them in the way! Once more it looks like there is probably the remains of an ancient cairn below the trig point, which is once again becoming well worn. We then went and sat in the little circular shelter 50 metres away to the south along the ridge to have our lunch, and let the storms pass, the weather becoming much brighter.
Picws Du
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 2
Picws Du submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Sep 2017. Seen from the path along the westerly edge of Fan Foel, view of Picws Du at 749m, which is topped by an ancient cairn.
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Log Text: From Fan Brycheiniog we set off back northwards and then headed off in a westerly direction across the open boggy moorland, which would not have been a good idea in weather any worse, but it was now quite bright and I was able to pick a reasonable route between the bogs and peat hags! Once onto the path along the westerly edge of Fan Foel, it was steeply down and then slowly up the steep slope to the top of Picws Du at 749m, which is once again topped by an ancient cairn. The remains of this one are in a better, more natural condition than the others up here, no doubt helped by a lesser number of visitors, as the path here is much less worn and eroded. The remains are probably still abut a metre in height, and topped by a modern walkers cairn. Around the outside it was possible to make out a nice circle of kerbstones. From here it is possible to see down to Llyn y Fan Fach in the hollow below, the glacial lake which is the home to the Lady of the Lake legend. With the winds swirling around the mountains, it does indeed make all sorts of patterns on the surface of the lake, as if it is bubbling and boiling away heralding an appearance. It is really fabulous up here, the views extending southwards to the Bristol Channel and beyond, while northwards over the cliff edge up to the Cambrian Mountains. There are many heavy storms moving around across the landscape but thankfully we are missed by the worst of them for the rest of the day. It is of interest to see them tracking over in a north-easterly direction, the shadows of the clouds making constantly moving patterns on the moorland below. There are many ravens flying around, usually in pairs, making their deep cawing calls to each other, which can be heard from miles away.
Bannau Sir Gaer
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Bannau Sir Gaer submitted by TheCaptain on 13th Sep 2017. Sychnant stone circle looking south towards Fan Foel and Bannau Sir Gaer.
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Log Text: Visited while walking round Carmarthen Fan. We started off walking from the little parking area up to Sychnant stone circle, which was found surprisingly easily near a turning point on the walk near the head of the Sychnant stream. It is positioned on a nicely flattened area on the saddle at the top of the low ridge of land between the head of the Usk river to the northeast, and the Afon Sawddle which runs from Llyn y Fan Fach, a tributary of the Towi to the southwest. It is just a hundred or so metres from the pathway at the head of the stream, and can be identified by the two large stones protruding above the moorland. I paced out the diameter to be 17 to 18 paces, so probably about 16 metres, and I counted 12 stones, most of which are small and hardly protrude above the grass, but at times today were positively glowing white in the sunshine in the wet moorland. At the southeast section are two large stones, with another flat to the ground between them, which reminded me very much of the Pen-y-Beacon stone circle below Hay Bluff in the Black Mountains away to the east, and is possibly the remains of some sort of entrance. Of the other 9 stones I saw, only one is of any substance, about 2 feet tall and leaning outwards just to the north of the main stones. What a splendid place. I am so glad I can now get to these places again, and I am now inspired to search out Nant Tarw and the other sites around here sometime, as it is now only a couple of hours drive.
Mynydd Bach
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2017
Mynydd Bach submitted by TheCaptain on 13th Jun 2017. Seen looking north along the coastline
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Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Anglesey)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2017
Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Anglesey) submitted by TheCaptain on 13th Jun 2017. Getting my torch out, and shining it onto the dark side of some of the chamber stones, and the engravings show up fairly clearly, so not too disappointed to not get right inside.
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Newspaper Rock (Petrified Forest)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 20th May 2009
Newspaper Rock (Petrified Forest) submitted by thecaptain on 20th May 2009. I believe that this is Newspaper Rock, its certainly in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
From a visit in November 1990.
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Puerco Pueblo Petroglyphs
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 20th May 2009
Puerco Pueblo Petroglyphs submitted by thecaptain on 20th May 2009. Bird and Frog petroglyph, possibly part of Newspaper Rock, its certainly in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
From a visit in November 1990.
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Montezuma Castle
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 25th May 2009
Montezuma Castle submitted by thecaptain on 25th May 2009. Montezuma Castle, on a hot day in November 1990.
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Tuzigoot Monument
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2009
Tuzigoot Monument submitted by thecaptain on 26th May 2009. Tuzigoot Monument, pueblo built by the Sinagua culture.
Nov 1990.
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Puerco Pueblo.
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2009
Puerco Pueblo. submitted by thecaptain on 28th May 2009. I believe these must be the Puerco Pueblo ancient ruins.
They are definitely somewhere in Petrified Forest national park, and the old photo is in my album on the same page as the petroglyph pictures!
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Agate House
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2009
Agate House submitted by thecaptain on 28th May 2009. Agate House in Petrified Forest National Park.
picture from November 1990.
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Bright Angel Trail
Date Added: 18th Nov 2010
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 5th Nov 1990
Bright Angel Trail submitted by thecaptain on 2nd Jun 2009. The Bright Angel Trail is one of the few trails which cross the Grand Canyon, and descends into the canyon from the Grand Canyon Village on the southern rim. The trail is an ancient one, originally used by the Havasupai Indians to reach their gardens low down in the canyon.
Just beyond the first tunnel on the trail down the side of the canyon can be seen some ancient petroglyphs, where there are animals, hand and footprints, and many enigmatic symbols.
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Tusayan Ruins
Date Added: 18th Nov 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 6th Nov 1990
Tusayan Ruins submitted by bat400 on 6th Aug 2006. Large Kiva at Tusayan Ruins, Coconino County, Arizona.
The Tusayan ruins at the Grand Canyon National Park show two separate circular ruins that may have been ceremonial rooms, or Kivas. The smaller one appeared to have burned, was made into some other sort of space. This is the foundation of the larger Kiva, seemingly built later that the first.
There was a firepit in the center of the room and an airshaft (seen in the rear wall.) This is a common feature of both historic Kivas, and simi...
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Navajo Nat. Mon. - Betatakin
Date Added: 7th Jan 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1990
Navajo Nat. Mon. - Betatakin submitted by DrewParsons on 3rd Nov 2008. Betatakin settlement
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Anasazi Indian State Park
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 5th Dec 2010
Anasazi Indian State Park submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Dec 2010. Some of the structures at Boulder Anasazi village.
Picture from a 1990 trip, and now faded and deteriorated.
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America's Stonehenge
Date Added: 24th Oct 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 1990. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
America's Stonehenge submitted by thecaptain on 14th Dec 2003. One of the chambers at Mystery Hill, also known as America's Stonehenge, near Salem, New Hampshire. There are several of these chambers and other structures at the site as well as the calendar sighting stones
I have to say, despite their best efforts to assure me its 4000 years old, the stones just didnt look weathered enough to me.
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Foamhenge (Natural Bridge)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: United States (Mid Atlantic)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2007
Foamhenge (Natural Bridge) submitted by thecaptain on 7th Aug 2007. Foamhenge, in Virginia, USA.
Photo sent to me by a friend, who's brother passed by here a year or so ago, and knew a photo would be appreciated.
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