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Bachgen Carreg
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jan 2012
Bachgen Carreg submitted by sem on 14th Jan 2012. Looking east.
To the NE would be a good view of the Brecon Beacons, if it wasn't blocked by the trees.
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Carn y Wiwer
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jan 2012
Carn y Wiwer submitted by sem on 14th Jan 2012. Looking east.
This picture was taken from on top of the cairn.
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Mynydd Blaengwynfi Cairn
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jan 2012
Mynydd Blaengwynfi Cairn submitted by sem on 14th Jan 2012. Blaenwynfi. Seems a popular place on a cold day.
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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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The Sleeping Giant
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 14th Nov 2011
The Sleeping Giant submitted by sem on 14th Nov 2011. Sleeping Giant
This formation is quite famous locally.
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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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Twyn Ddu
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Nov 2011
Twyn Ddu submitted by sem on 2nd Nov 2011. Cairn 1
A close up of the dislodged cist capstone. The cairn appears to be built mainly of old red sandstone.
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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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Carn Arthur
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Oct 2011
Carn Arthur submitted by sem on 13th Oct 2011. Carn Arthur
Was the boulder placed by the gods or geology?
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Caldey Ogham Stone
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 12th Oct 2011
Caldey Ogham Stone submitted by sem on 12th Oct 2011. Caldey Stone
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Nanna's Cave
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 12th Oct 2011
Nanna's Cave submitted by sem on 12th Oct 2011. Nanna's Cave
My thanks to PAB for instructions on how to find the cave - "... and when you come to the sign warning you of the dangers of cliffs, follow the path down" !?!
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Carn Sian - unknown
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2011
Carn Sian - unknown submitted by sem on 27th Sep 2011. Is this ancient or modern?
It's obviously man-made, but....
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Carn Sian Cairn
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Not Known (by us)
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2011
Carn Sian Cairn submitted by sem on 27th Sep 2011. Carn Sian
Is this a burial chamber or a sheep-shelter?
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Carn Sian Linear feature
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2011
Carn Sian Linear feature submitted by sem on 27th Sep 2011. Has anyone any suggestions on this?
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Bedd Llywarch
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2011
Bedd Llywarch submitted by sem on 7th Aug 2011. A pair of stones...
That have been dated as everything from Bronze Age to Modern.
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Pen Fathor Uchaf
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2011
Pen Fathor Uchaf submitted by sem on 7th Aug 2011. Yet another cairn with a good view of the Brecon Beacons.
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Mynydd y Glog
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jul 2011
Mynydd y Glog submitted by sem on 5th Jul 2011. Pile of old stones
Just one of over twenty cairns logged in one day.
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Carn-Y-Hyrddod
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jun 2011
Carn-Y-Hyrddod submitted by sem on 20th Jun 2011. Looking north
Crug yr Afan is on the skyline to the right of the trees. The cairn is inter-visible with this and Garn Fawr. Also visible on the skyline are the Breacon Beacons.
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Garn Fawr (Ogmore Valley)
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jun 2011
Garn Fawr (Ogmore Valley) submitted by sem on 20th Jun 2011. Three cairns for one
The original cairn is now destroyed and three newer ones stand on it's base.
It is inter-visible with Crug yr Afan and Carn yr Hyrddod
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