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Gwynfan Ring Cairn
Date Added: 8th Aug 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2020
Gwynfan Ring Cairn submitted by geoffstickland on 5th Aug 2020. The site clearly has two components - the low base of grass covered stones and the modern clearance heap.
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Garn Wen (Maescar)
Date Added: 14th Aug 2020
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2020
Garn Wen (Maescar) submitted by geoffstickland on 13th Aug 2020. Photographed in August, the cairn is covered in rough vegetation and appears as a rough.over-grown mound about 30' across and 2/3 high. It is good to see that The Army do what they can to protect ancient sites on the Epynt Military Training Ground.
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Plas-y-Gaer
Date Added: 31st Aug 2020
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 15th Aug 2020
Plas-y-Gaer submitted by geoffstickland on 15th Aug 2020. The fort viewed from the bottom of the hill by the footpath.
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Cerrig-Y-Gadeir
Date Added: 2nd Sep 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2020
Cerrig-Y-Gadeir submitted by geoffstickland on 31st Aug 2020. Set high on a hill top above Clairwen Lake in close cropped grass the cairn is easy to spot being in good condition. The ring of slabs around the cairn is an unusual feature.
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Tump Wood
Date Added: 8th Sep 2020
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2020
Tump Wood submitted by geoffstickland on 2nd Sep 2020. The large, central space of the Fort with the Southern bank.
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Pen-Y-Wenallt
Date Added: 8th Sep 2020
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2020
Pen-Y-Wenallt submitted by geoffstickland on 2nd Sep 2020. Little or nothing can be seen in this ground-level picture of the location.
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Blaen Camlais Standing Stones
Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Blaen Camlais Standing Stones submitted by geoffstickland on 9th Sep 2020. Stone three is fallen and fragmented.
OS Ref SN9557825925
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Log Text: The stones are in a private field so access permission needs to be obtained. They are a mere 50 yards from the road.
Carregwiber Bank
Date Added: 16th Sep 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 12th Sep 2020
Carregwiber Bank submitted by geoffstickland on 12th Sep 2020. A low, grassy mound about30' across and 2' high near the top of the mountain beside a fence in a grassy meadow.
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Carreg Gwiber 2
Date Added: 16th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 12th Sep 2020
Carreg Gwiber 2 submitted by geoffstickland on 12th Sep 2020. A large more or less circular stone set below the mountain top, conspicuous from a distance.
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Carneddau Hill Stone
Date Added: 16th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2020
Carneddau Hill Stone submitted by geoffstickland on 16th Sep 2020. A tall stone set in a boundary Wall with Caer Fawr Hill Fort in the background.
Creative Commons photo by Philip Halling via Geograph
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Castell Caemardy
Date Added: 21st Sep 2020
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2020
Castell Caemardy submitted by geoffstickland on 16th Sep 2020. The mound, set on a little ridge, viewed from the West.
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Bailey Bach
Date Added: 16th Oct 2020
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2020
Bailey Bach submitted by geoffstickland on 20th Jul 2020. The cap stone viewed from roughly south.
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Cwmberwyn Camp
Date Added: 16th Oct 2020
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2020
Cwmberwyn Camp submitted by geoffstickland on 21st Sep 2020. The Fort viewed from the South showing the daunting scarp that extends around much of the site - a powerful natural defence.
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Cwm-Berwyn Round Cairn
Date Added: 16th Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2020
Cwm-Berwyn Round Cairn submitted by geoffstickland on 27th Sep 2020. High on the East end of the Carneddau Mountain, a low mound about 20' in diameter and about 2' high with a slight depression in the middle.
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Cilberllan Ring Cairn
Date Added: 16th Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2020
Cilberllan Ring Cairn submitted by geoffstickland on 27th Sep 2020. The complete compass of the cairn viewed from the south.
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Perthi Common Cairns 1, 2, 3, 4
Date Added: 16th Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 6th Oct 2020
Perthi Common Cairns 1, 2, 3, 4 submitted by geoffstickland on 6th Oct 2020. Cairn I at SO09406 54856
All four cairns are close together at the eastern end of the common and near the village of Llansantfraed.
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Upper House Cairns I,II & III
Date Added: 20th Nov 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2020
Upper House Cairns I,II & III submitted by geoffstickland on 17th Oct 2020. Cairn I at OS0790457018
A round cairn about 30' across and 3' high consisting of grass covered loose stones with a slight depression in the middle. Set in open Common Land.
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Gwernfach Cairns I,II,III & IV
Date Added: 20th Nov 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2020
Gwernfach Cairns I,II,III & IV submitted by geoffstickland on 17th Oct 2020. Cairn I at OS SO09675681
Grass covered round cairn, the remains of a burial mound about 30' in diameter and 2' in height on its lower side.
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Ystafell Fach Sculptured Stone
Date Added: 20th Nov 2020
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 26th Oct 2020
Ystafell Fach Sculptured Stone submitted by geoffstickland on 26th Oct 2020. This stone now stands in the Parish Church of St. David to where it was transfered in the late 19th. century.
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Penmaenllwyd Cairn
Date Added: 20th Nov 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 28th Oct 2020
Penmaenllwyd Cairn submitted by geoffstickland on 28th Oct 2020. The remains of a Bronze Age Cairn viewed from the West with extensive views down the valley of the River Irfon and Llanwrtyd Wells in the background.
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