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Marteg Valley (Kerbed Cairn) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 9.12.11 Directions: Taking the A470 north out of Rhayader you soon come to a brown tourist sign to the right pointing the way to Marteg Valley and its visitor's centre. Turn here and keep going along the very narrow road until you come to a small parking area on your left which has an information board next to it. Park here. Now comes the slightly tricky bit. Head west, walking uphill towards the flat headland below the rock face. The Cairn will come into sight after about 100 yards. For me this was a WOW site. The view from the Cairn, west along the valley, is simply stunning. Hills surround, a winding river below and a waterfall in the distance – this is a very special place and a wonderful location to be laid to rest. The Cairn itself has 6 quite large kerb stones remaining and is hollowed out in the middle. I saw what looked like one side of a cist in the middle of the hollow. COFLEIN has the following to say: 'On a small rocky spur projecting into the Marteg Valley, below a steep rock face, is a kerbed cairn consisting of a stony mound measuring 9m x 0.5 m high. The cairn is retained by a kerb of 6 slabs projecting up to 0.5m high and sloping outwards. It is probable that the kerb circle was never continuous. In the centre is a large hollow and on the east side is exposed a stone slab about 1.5m long, set on edge, which may have formed one side of a cist'. This is a wonderful location. Please try to visit if possible. You won't be disappointed. |
Posted by CARL 14th December 2011ce |
Ty Lettice (Round Barrow(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 9.12.11 Directions: A couple of hundred yards east of Cefn Ceidio Barrow on the A44 east out of Rhayader. Situated at the junction of two minor roads. Room to park on the verge. The Barrow is very easy to spot and consisted of a large grass covered mound approximately 20 metres across x 2 metres high. I counted what appeared to be 4 kerb stones on the NE side and one on the SW side of the Barrow. The wind wasn't half cold when stood on the top! |
Posted by CARL 14th December 2011ce |
Cefn Ceidio (Round Barrow(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 9.12.11 Directions: Easy to find - just to the north of the A44 – a short distance east of Rhayader. There is room to park on the grass verge opposite the Barrow. The Barrow is easy to spot in the middle of the field from the A44. Access is up and over the field gate. It is approximately 20 metres across and 2 metres high – covered in trees. The Barrow looks to be in good condition and COFLEIN states that the Barrow is undisturbed. While I was visiting I was fortunate to spot 5 Red Kites in the next field. One of them was hovering very low and I had a great view of the wing patterns. Wonderful sight. |
Posted by CARL 14th December 2011ce |
Wern-y-Gaufron (Round Barrow(s)) — Miscellaneous |
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Both Coflein and the Ordnance Survey are cagey about this one. Coflein's map search function reveals it as a "round barrow" but the record suggests natural. The OS show "mound" in plain text. However, given its proximity to a number of other riverside barrows along the River Teme, it seems possible that this is a further example. Coflein also suggests it may have remnants of a ditch: A mound, 39m in diameter and 2.0m high, cut by a road to the N, thought likely to be natural. (source Os495card; SO27NW12) There are indications of a circular ditch. RCAHMW AP965129/48-9 J.Wiles 26.11.03 |
Posted by thesweetcheat20th November 2011ce |
Pennant Pound (Round Barrow(s)) — Miscellaneous |
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Second in a series of round barrows along the River Teme between Beguildy and Knighton. Coflein description: A barrow, 21m in diameter and 2.0m high, set on a river terrace. |
Posted by thesweetcheat 20th November 2011ce |
Fedw Llwyd (Round Barrow(s)) — Miscellaneous |
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One of a series of round barrows flanking the River Teme between Beguildy and Knighton (also the England/Wales border). Coflein description: A barrow, 22m in diameter and 2.0m high, set in a valley-bottom situation, where boulder kerbing has been noted. |
Posted by thesweetcheat 20th November 2011ce |
Bryn y Maen fallen monolith (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Parking for plenty next to a pond called llynheilyn on the A481 near the junction with the A44. Follow the bridleway up into the hills, when the bridleway turns into a footpath branch right and make for the top of the hill. Monolith is at the southeast end of the summit. It was really really windy up here today, just standing still enough to take pictures was a chore, but there was room for two to crouch out of the wind behind this big stone. This megalith would be about the same size as the nearby Cwm maerdy stone, but much much easier to visit. It has lost none of its appeal by lying down, indeed after a few thousand years on its feet we can grant it a brief reprieve, have a lie down my stoney friend, take a brake. The top of the stone must be the pointier of the two ends, it has faint runnels running half the way down from the pointy end, from its long time standing. From this stone we can almost appreciate the large number of megalithic sites in the vicinity, Bryn y maen stone row, Fedw stone circle, the van barrows, Llanerch cupped stone, Llandegley rocks settlement, Cwm Maerdy standing stone, and Graig camp, are just a few. |
Posted by postman26th October 2011ce |
Bryn y Maen fallen monolith (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
  
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Posted by postman 26th October 2011ce |
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