Circle 278

Nearest town:
Penmaenmawr (1km NNW)
OS reference:
SH72167457
OS sheet:
115
Latitude:
53° 15' 8.49 N
Longitude:
3° 54' 59.04 W
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Images

Image of Circle 278 (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on Circle 278 with the Druid’s Circle beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 19, 2015
Image of Circle 278 (Ring Cairn) by GLADMAN

Tal-y-Fan is not a particularly striking mountain, but presents a striking profile to these monuments. Fancy that?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Oct 29, 2013
Image of Circle 278 (Ring Cairn) by postman

Looking up at the little hill with the Tal y Fan path going over it

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Apr 10, 2013
Image of Circle 278 (Ring Cairn) by postman

Looking down from the little hill with the Tal y Fan path going over it. From up here it looks like the circle is with in site of monument 280, it isnt.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Apr 10, 2013
Image of Circle 278 (Ring Cairn) by postman

Just over the slight hillocks is Monument 280

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Apr 10, 2013
Image of Circle 278 (Ring Cairn) by Moth

Circle 278 with Druid’s Circle in background

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Apr 26, 2005
Image of Circle 278 (Ring Cairn) by greywether

Is this Circle 278?

See Forum topic for this site.

Perhaps the next person up there could check it out.

greywether
greywether Mar 16, 2004

Articles

Circle 278

postman
postman Jul 15, 2010

Another aptly named stone circle, this one is a ring cairn, composed of pebbles more or less fist sized, the entrance faces east and directly opposite the entry on the other side is a large fat boulder much bigger than anything else in the ring cairn.
Possibly the best hidden monument up here, you cant see it from the druids circle or monument 280, you have to look for it, to do that you must know its there first, only a low long hillock sperates it from 280.
If you do come up here,every effort must be made to find all the major sites or your not really getting your petrol moneys worth.

Circle 278

treaclechops
treaclechops Apr 28, 2004

This a confusing one. There is a ring cairn which I believe to be Circle 278 just beyond a far more interesting jumble of stones*, which appear to have been moved about somewhat. There is clearly confusion over the name of this mix of stone; please refer to my weblog for a more in-depth discussion.

It’s all very lovely, nonetheless!

*Edit by TMA Ed: the “jumble of stones” is now generally thought to be Monument 280“.

Topics

Site near Druid's Circle: the final answer 2
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Diego and Paola
Dec 2004
Two views on 278 43
greywether
greywether
Aug 2004

Sites within 20km of Circle 278

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