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Beddyrafanc Burial Chamber |
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Bedd Arthur Stone Row / Alignment |
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Bedd Morris Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Budloy Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
Carn Alw
Hillfort
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Carn Besi Burial Chamber |
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Carn Bica Cairn(s) |
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Carn Meini Rocky Outcrop |
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Carn Menyn Chambered Cairn Chambered Cairn |
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Carn Sian
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Carreg Coetan Arthur Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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Castell Henllys Hillfort |
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Castell Pen yr Allt Hillfort |
Cerrig Lladron
Rocky Outcrop
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Cerrig Meibion Arthur Standing Stones |
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Cerrig y Gof Burial Chamber |
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Coitan Arthur |
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Crugiau Dwy Cairn(s) |
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Crug-yr-Hwch Burial Chamber |
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Dyffryn Stones Ring Cairn |
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Foel Feddau Cairn(s) |
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Frenni Fawr Sacred Hill |
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Garreg Hir Standing Stone / Menhir |
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7 sites Glandy Cross Complex |
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Glyn Gath Ring Cairn |
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Gors Fawr Stone Circle |
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Llech-y-Drybedd Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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Maenllwyd y Rhos Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Maen-y-Parc 'A' Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Maen-y-Parc 'B' and 'C' Standing Stones |
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Moel Drygarn Cairn(s) |
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8 sites Mynydd Carningli Sacred Hill |
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Mynydd Melyn Enclosure |
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Parc-y-Meirw Stone Row / Alignment |
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Parc Cerrig Hirion Standing Stone / Menhir |
Parc y Tywod Maenhir
Standing Stones
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Penlan Stones Standing Stones |
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Pentre Ifan Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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Rhos Fach Standing Stones Standing Stones |
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The Stone River Natural Rock Feature |
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St Teilo's Church Christianised Site |
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Tafarn y Bwlch Standing Stones |
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Temple Druid Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Tre-Fach Standing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Trellyffant Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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Ty Meini Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Waun Lwyd Stones Standing Stones |
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Waun Mawn Row / Circle Standing Stones |
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Waun Mawn Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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This mountaine is so high and farre mounted into the ayre, that when the countrey about is faire and cleere, the toppe thereof will be hidden in a cloude, which of the inhabitants is taken a sure signe of rain to follow shortly; whereof grewe this proverbe, "When Percelly weareth a hat, all Penbrokeshire shall weete of that." Astonishing weather forecasting from 'A History of Pembrokeshire' by George Owen, 1603. (Partly reprinted in the 'Cambrian Register' for the year 1796. p120 - this is where I read it at Google Books.) |
Posted by Rhiannon6th October 2007ce Edited 6th October 2007ce |
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Strumble-Preseli Ancient Communities and Environment Study),A study of landscape round the ancient monuments of the Preseli Mountains. |
Posted by moss2nd June 2009ce |
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Gors Fawr (Stone Circle) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
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Posted by GLADMAN24th February 2010ce |
Pentre Ifan (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Folklore |
About sixty years ago a respectable man declared that he was cutting a hedge between Trefas and Pant y Groes when a grey-headed old man came to him and told him that there was an underground way from Caerau to Pentre-Evan ; and that if he excavated a certain place he would find two hundred " murk " (? marks).That's quite a long tunnel but who cares. From 'The History of St Dogmael's Abbey' by Emily Pritchard (1907), who was actually quoting the Rev. Henry Vincent in Archaeologia Cambrensis, Oct. 1864. |
Posted by Rhiannon 18th February 2010ce |
Pentre Ifan (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Fieldnotes |
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Eric and myself slept in the car again after another four hour midnight drive, I was so tired when we pulled up in the parking place next to the dolmen that I forgot how uncomfortable cars are for sleeping in and after marvelling at all the stars for a minute fell straight to sleep. The alarm went off at 7.30am, Eric elected to stay and watch the car which left me and the stones alone waiting for the sun to rise, well one of us was waiting the other didnt really seem to care. I havent been to Pentre Ifan for ten years, I know its that long because my kids havent been here, infact I think my eldest was concieved whilst on a camping trip down here. ( sorry, too much information?) It was as awsome as I remember it, how did they get that capstone up there and how does it stay there, it sits on the sharpest point of three stones which look like they might crumble at any minute from the weight. I wonder what happened to the two facade stone on the west of the chamber, only two stumps remain but presumably they would have been as tall as the two on the other side, theres quite a few big stones lying around perhaps one or two are these missing stones. The sunrise was a magical moment, I circled the chamber like a predator circling its prey, or maybe a photographer getting the most from his muse. Every now and then a huge flock of noisy starlings went over, heading back to the coast for a days foraging. Why didnt I put this place in my top three, curse you only top threeeeeee. |
Posted by postman18th February 2010ce |
Pentre Ifan (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images |
    
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Posted by postman 18th February 2010ce |
Gors Fawr (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
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No problem parking, theres room for a whole hoard of megaraks (what do you call a group of megalith hunters?) A cold and frosty morning, and since the glorious sunrise at Pentre Ifan a half hour ago the sky has really turned quite dark. Gors Fawr couldnt be any easier to find just walk from the car towards the mountains and you cant miss it. Sixteen stones in all some fallen some still tallish and proud, some stones have that nice thick grass, some have a gorse bush and one or two have frozen pools round them. Its a perfect place, the very short grass, ease of access, the view, and the perfect little circle, all contribute to making it a very good place to be, with a hint of Cornwallyness to them. The pair of tall stones to the north east are a bit of a conundrum, are they explicitly connected to the circle?, are they the same age? which came first. Mysteries are good, far better than the simple truth, they say the truth will set you free, but how free do you feel? The only truth you need to know is that the Preseli's are a mysterious and beautiful place, best appreciated from places like Gors Fawr. |
Posted by postman 18th February 2010ce |
Gors Fawr (Stone Circle) — Images |
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Posted by postman 18th February 2010ce |
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