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7 posts
The Altar Burial Chamber |
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Caerfai Camp Cliff Fort |
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Carningli South Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Carn Enoch
Carving
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9 posts
Carn Gilfach Chambered Tomb |
3 posts
Carn Llwyd 2 Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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43 posts
Carreg Samson Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
8 posts
Castell Mawr Henge |
Castell y Blaidd
Round Barrow(s)
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Castle Head
Enclosure
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Cerrig Y Derwyddon
Standing Stone / Menhir
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3 posts
Cliff Cottage Stone(s) Standing Stone / Menhir |
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3 posts
Cornel Bach Standing Stones |
2 posts
Cot Llwyd Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Crug Swllt Round Barrow(s) |
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2 posts
Deer Park Hillfort |
2 posts
Devil's Quoit Standing Stone / Menhir |
10 posts
Devil's Quoit Standing Stone / Menhir |
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14 posts
Devil's Quoit Burial Chamber |
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Dry Burrows Barrow Cemetery |
4 posts
Eithbed Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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8 posts
Ffynnon Druidion Standing Stone / Menhir |
3 posts
Ffynnon Druidion Burial Chamber Burial Chamber |
13 posts
Ffyst Samson Chambered Tomb |
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13 posts
Garnwnda Burial Chamber |
7 posts
Garn Fawr Hillfort |
15 posts
Garn Turne Burial Chamber |
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11 posts
1 site Garn Wen Burial Chamber |
4 posts
Glandwr Churchyard Standing Stone / Menhir |
2 posts
Grassholm Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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1 post
Gumfreston Sacred Well |
28 posts
The Hanging Stone Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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Harold Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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9 posts
Harold Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
5 posts
Hoyle's Mouth Cave Cave / Rock Shelter |
19 posts
Kings Quoit Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
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1 post
Lady's Gate Standing Stone / Menhir |
3 posts
Little Hoyle Cave Cave / Rock Shelter |
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Llain Garreg Hir Standing Stone / Menhir |
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3 sites Llanfyrnach Standing Stones |
2 posts
Llecha Cromlech Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
7 posts
The Longstone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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5 posts
The Long Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
6 posts
The Long Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
4 posts
Maen Dewi Standing Stone / Menhir |
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9 posts
The Nab Head Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
2 posts
Nanna's Cave Cave / Rock Shelter |
8 posts
Nevern Castle Hillfort |
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2 posts
Parc Hen Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
6 posts
Parc y Garreg Standing Stone / Menhir |
2 posts
Parc y Llyn Burial Chamber |
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6 posts
Pen-Rhiw Wedge Tomb |
1 post
Plumstone Mountain Round Barrow(s) |
2 posts
64 sites The Preseli Mountains |
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5 posts
Rhos y Clegyrn Standing Stone / Menhir |
1 post
Rudbaxton Rath Hillfort |
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1 site Skomer Standing Stone / Menhir |
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5 posts
5 sites St David's Head |
10 posts
St Elvis Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech |
5 posts
St Nons Standing Stones |
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Tower Point
Cliff Fort
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6 posts
Trecenny Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
4 posts
Trefael Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art |
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6 posts
Treffynnon Burial Chamber |
2 posts
Tremaenhir Standing Stones |
6 posts
Tre Wallter Llwyd Burial Chamber |
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7 posts
White House, Llanhowell Cromlech Chambered Tomb |
4 posts
The Wogan Cave / Rock Shelter |
Sites of disputed antiquity:
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Llanrhian Standing Stone / Menhir |
10 posts
St Govan's Well and Chapel Sacred Well |
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Wiston Castle Rath |
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Talk on "Beyond Stonehenge - Carn Meini and the Preseli Bluestones"PEMBROKESHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY DAY-SCHOOL SATURDAY 18TH NOVEMBER PEMBROKESHIRE COLLEGE, HAVERFORDWEST Stories behind the headlines... This year has seen archaeology from Pembrokeshire featuring in our newspapers and on TV... continues... |
Posted by moss5th November 2006ce Edited 21st November 2006ce |
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Pembrokeshire Archaeology Day The third annual archaeology day will take place on November 18th, in Haverfordwest. pcnpa web link |
Posted by grumpyconnemara 1st November 2006ce Edited 1st November 2006ce |
Bronze Age Canoe Stops PipelineFrom an article published on the BBC News web site on 24th August 2006: Archaeologists working on a gas pipeline near Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire have unearthed what they believe to be a 3,400-year-old canoe... continues... |
Posted by Kammer24th August 2006ce Edited 24th August 2006ce |
New report on Bronze age site at FishguardA fire last year? destroyed a large area of heather and scrub above Fishguard's ferry port in Pembrokeshire. The land is owned by the National Trust and by Stena Sealink, and is used by grazing stock, fishermen and walkers... continues... |
Posted by Rhiannon19th May 2005ce Edited 7th February 2006ce |
Pembrokeshire Archaeology Day SchoolAn archaeology day-school is being held on Saturday 27th November 2004 at Pembrokeshire College in Haverfordwest... continues... |
Posted by Kammer 23rd November 2004ce Edited 7th February 2006ce |
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Welsh Journals OnlineAn article from 'The Pembrokeshire historian' of 1966 called 'The standing-stones of Pembrokeshire'. Lots of stoney information and a list with grid references for all you obsessive stone-trackers. |
Posted by Rhiannon 17th December 2009ce |
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Carreg Samson (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Fieldnotes |
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It's not ideal and not for most people but sleeping in the car makes for a good day out, this time we parked a couple of miles east of Abercastle, a few hours later and the alarm goes off at first light, then its funny how comfortable a Ford Mondeo can be. Last time we came there was a campsite here, its gone now and the farm isnt a busy place anymore, nor is it a happy place. We parked the car in site of Carreg Samson in the farm yard and walked the last hundred metres down to the dolmen, the cows began to stand up as we approached but they kindly vacated the field for us and gave us no bother. You can stand up under the capstone like at Pentre Ifan but unlike that waif like streamlined structure, this is rough, chubby, and oaf like, but i'm being unkind the stones are bigger to hold up the continent of capstone above. Of the six orthostats holding up the thick wedge of a capstone only three touch stone and they are of two kinds of rock, three of a smooth sandstoney and three conglomerates, reminded me vaguely of East Aquhorthies where they too intentionally used different kinds of stone. What does it mean, does it mean anything, could it be part of the builders folklore, traditions or religion. The stones are far more permanent than the ugly farm, hopefully it wont put up too much of a struggle and do the decent thing and dissappear, leaving the cromlech alone with its view and its visitors. |
Posted by postman14th March 2010ce |
Ffyst Samson (Chambered Tomb) — Fieldnotes |
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Definitive directions: There is room to park on the road to the west by a house, walk south back down the road to a footpath, a gate has to be climbed to get in the field and once there the path is indistinct. Go straight up the hill through a gateless gap in the hedge, the map says the path forks here but as there is no path on the ground, we must trust our noses, i'm Anosmic so which sense i'm using I dont know. Keep going uphill untill you see the big rock outcrop, a fence is crossed and there is the cromlech in the same field as the outcrop. It is only a ten minute walk to the stones, one or two gates and fences, put away any fear of farmers this is our world, "I was here first" is no excuse to keep us out, be brash, be brave and if caught out feign ignorance. Ffyst Samson is just brilliant, how could it possibly stay up there, my daughter and me tried to push it off to no avail, ( i'd be mortified and stay at home forever if we'd succeeded) I guess its just so damned heavy and we're so little. In the wall next to the cromlech is an out of place large stone and just yards to the north is a longer stone which could have been part of it. The outcrop is easy to climb even for a ten year old girl so no excuses, the view from the top is exquisite in the extreme, the cliffs and rocks by the sea, the other rocky tors nearby and further away the blunted peaks of the Presellis. Perfect, I suppose I should have said I never found it either to help presreve its solitude and mystery, but this kind of peace and beauty cant stay hidden forever, welcome to the wooooorld of tomorrow. |
Posted by postman 14th March 2010ce |
Ffyst Samson (Chambered Tomb) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
   
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Posted by postman 14th March 2010ce |
Carreg Samson (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images |
   
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