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Twlc y Filiast
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Nov 2004
Twlc y Filiast submitted by sem on 20th Nov 2004. This translates as "The pigsty of the greyhound". Many chambered tombs in Wales have names that refer to greyhounds or kennels.
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Bannau Sir Gaer
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Mar 2005
Bannau Sir Gaer submitted by sem on 6th Mar 2005. It's cold and windy here, from which I conclude that Neolithic man did not carry out his ceremonies naked (unless he was made of sterner stuff than me).
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Mynydd Myddfai Stones
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2005
Mynydd Myddfai Stones submitted by sem on 21st May 2005. This is the stone standing nearest the track. However it cannot be seen from there so a GPS or a good deal of luck is required to find it.
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Pen Caenewydd Cairn
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2005
Pen Caenewydd Cairn submitted by sem on 21st May 2005. Pen Caenewydd sits on the open moorland to the west of Usk Reservoir. A stout pair of boots and waterproofs are recommended for a visit.
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Carn Besi
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2005
Carn Besi submitted by sem on 31st Dec 2005. Also known as Dolwilim Dolmen, this rather unimpressive tomb stands by the side of the A478.
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Castell Twby
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 12th Aug 2006
Castell Twby submitted by sem on 12th Aug 2006.
Castell Twby is only a short walk from the nearby road. It is situated close to a complete Bronze Age landscape that includes a burial chamber, a number of cairns and a field system.
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Mynydd Llangynderyrn Burial Chambers
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 12th Aug 2006
Mynydd Llangynderyrn Burial Chambers submitted by sem on 12th Aug 2006. The eastern chamber.
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Morfa Bychan
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2006
Morfa Bychan submitted by sem on 21st Aug 2006. Only the uprights remain from this chamber, but there are many candidates for the capstone lying nearby.
This site is very reminiscent of King's Quoit in nearby Manorbier with a line of stones, in this case natural, behind the chamber.
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Carnau'r Garreg Las
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Aug 2010
Carnau'r Garreg Las submitted by sem on 17th Aug 2010. From a distance the twin cairns resemble the double peak of Pen y Fan, which is not visible from this area.
Could this have been intentional?
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Carn Pen-y-Clogau
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2010
Carn Pen-y-Clogau submitted by sem on 19th Aug 2010. Looking East to the cairn.
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Garreg Lwyd Marker Stone
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2010
Garreg Lwyd Marker Stone submitted by sem on 19th Aug 2010. This erratic appears to have been raised on smaller boulders and it's long axis aligned with Garreg Lwyd and Carn Pen-y-Clogau.
A good example of a "secret sign".
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Tair Carn Uchaf
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2010
Tair Carn Uchaf submitted by sem on 19th Aug 2010. Looking East the 3 cairns.
From right to left you can see C,B and A with Carn Pen y Clogau (the small lump) between B and A on the horizon.
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Carn Pen Rhiw Ddu
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2010
Carn Pen Rhiw Ddu submitted by sem on 19th Aug 2010. Looking West, Carn Pen-y-Clogau can be seen on the horizon to the left of the cairn.
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Garreg Lwyd Cairn
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2010
Garreg Lwyd Cairn submitted by sem on 19th Aug 2010. Looking from the N, the partial destruction and re-modelling of the cairn is obvious.
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Brynaman
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Oct 2010
Brynaman submitted by sem on 6th Oct 2010. Brynaman Fig 1. As in my Secret Signs theory, these rocks, bleached by peat, stand out against the grey background of the natural rocks.
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Carn y Gigfran
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Oct 2011
Carn y Gigfran submitted by sem on 27th Oct 2011. Cairn of the Raven
At least six other cairns are visible on the ridge just south of here. But the old gods stubbornly refused to lift the cloud and allow me a photograph of them.
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Trichrug
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Nov 2011
Trichrug submitted by sem on 14th Nov 2011. Sole Survivor
The last remaining of 3 cairns. The others were used to build the wall!
This shot is looking E, but the view to the S shows 12 cairns on the horizon - pure magic!
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Carn Goch (Carmarthenshire)
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Dec 2011
Carn Goch (Carmarthenshire) submitted by sem on 14th Dec 2011. Long Cairn
It's dimensions are given as length=55m, width=20m and height=3m, but it is not until you see the two people standing to the left that you realise the true scale and magnificence of this monument.
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Carn Goch Cairn
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Dec 2011
Carn Goch Cairn submitted by sem on 14th Dec 2011. Carn Goch Cairn
This is shown on OS maps as a cairn ring and has obviously been robbed out at some point.
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Tair Carn Isaf
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 12th Feb 2012
Tair Carn Isaf submitted by sem on 12th Feb 2012. Cairn A
Cairn B can be seen on the horizon. The difference in altitiude suggests that this cairn is not part of the grouping.
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