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| The stone nearest to the style, top is shaped like Calder idris which it faces |
Posted by Snap 15th October 2010ce |
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We parked on the small lane south of the circle near a quarry, from here its a straight forward follow the path up to the top of the hill, follow the path via the stiles in fences and the path goes straight to Ceggig Gaerau. All the stones are down and only eight remain, seven of which contain the southern edge of the circle and one huge stone to the north, surely any power they once had has fled long ago . The circle over the fence Lled Croen-yr-ych is more complete but the stones here are so much bigger, one makes a perfect bed on which to lie whilst cloud busting, the southern arc of megaliths is still quite photogenic, hollows surround each stone where sheep gather, If there was magic here once and it's gone then i'd say its got a new kind of magic, hard to describe but there nevertheless, I'm starting to waffle slightly so, yes, it was a long walk the stones are good go and see 'em (on a nice day) |
Posted by postman9th December 2008ce |
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Visited 8th December 2002: This afternoon I dragged my immediate family, plus my brother Pete and his partner Chris, off to see Cerrig Caerau stone circle and it's smaller neighbour Lled Croen yr Ych. We parked to the south of Newydd Fynyddog at the end of the footpath, and had a picnic lunch in the car. It was bitterly cold when we got out of the car, and William started complaining almost immediately. The walk from the road to the circle isn't all that long (about half a mile) but it's quite a steep gradient. We practically dragged William up the hill, and he was crying most of the way. To be fair, it was really cold, and the wind made it worse. He was suffering quite a bit from the cold, but by the time we realised this we were practically at the circle. Rather than turn back we kept on going. The stones aren't very big, and none of them remain standing. The views must be impressive on a good day, but visibility was very poor this afternoon, and we couldn't see much of the surrounding hills. William sheltered behind the biggest stone with Pete, and (depending on how cold and pissed off we were) the rest of us had a look at the stones. It wasn't the most relaxed visit to a stone circle that we've ever made, because we were all worrying about poor old Will. Chris, Alfie and I pegged it across the stile to take a quick look at Lled Croen yr Ych, then we all headed off back down the hill. Pete carried William most of the way back, and he fell asleep as we walked (which worried us a bit). He slept in the car under a pile of coats on the way back, then woke up when we got home as if nothing had happened. I'd recommend a visit to these sites if you're in the area, but perhaps not in weather like we had today. Sorry about that William! |
Posted by Kammer8th December 2002ce Edited 22nd December 2003ce |
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There are eight recumbent stones in the Cerrig Caerau circle, unevenly spaced (1 to 2 meter gaps). There are some hollows where the gaps between the stones are larger, indicating where lost stones may have once stood. The longest remaining stone (on the west side of the circle) is approximately two metres in its recumbent state. On the northern side of the circle, lies the largest stone (the one that William sheltered behind on our visit) which is a bit less than two metres long, but much broader. Centrally, within the circle, is a distinct oval shaped hollow. |
Posted by Kammer 9th December 2002ce Edited 16th September 2007ce |
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