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The chamfers on the vertical edges visible here.
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The cairn, or what’s left of it. Looking S/W towards the stones, and beyond in the direction of Llandovery.
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The alignment, looking N/E, towards the cairn.
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A pair of identical standing stones, about 3 feet tall and 60 feet apart, on a summer solstice sunrise/winter solstice sunset alignment.
There is also a small cairn 40 meters to the N/E in the alignment.
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Another view looking South East, looking down the Usk valley. Showing the flat boggy plain in the foreground, empty except for Carreg Waun Llech.
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Looking South East, towards Abergavenny and the Sugar Loaf mountain.
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The view from the road, looking West.
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Plan, photo and Timothy Darvill’s description of the barrow.
Looking South Westish. The Ivy is beginning to take over now, and the site generally is looking a little neglected.
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This is the stone in the circle that is part of the Winter Solstice alignment with Maen Mawr.
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Winter Solstice sunset alignment , Dec 24th 2010.
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No need for guerilla tactics here. Permission can be obtained from the Glan Usk estate offices, just the other side of the river. Then it’s just a short walk along the river bank. Well worth the effort.
Looking East , at the classic Fish stone shape.
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Looking North, towards Llangorse lake, and to the North East , the Black mountains.
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The tiny dot on the horizon in the centre is Maen Mawr standing stone, as seen from the North.
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The view from the cairn on the top of Allt yr Esgair. This is contained within the hillfort. Looking West towards the central Brecon Beacons, over the Usk valley below.
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Close up of the row. Odd how, at this angle, the skyline beyond is mirrored somewhat by the row. No idea if it’s intentional or not, but curious all the same.
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Looking South, towards the Black mountain. The stone row sit’s quite alone on it’s own low stoney mound, surrounded on 3 sides by bogs.
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The recumbent stone of the 3 stone row, about 100 meters west of the WNW circle. This view looking West.
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Looking East.
Visited 1st August. I was lucky enough to arrive at the farm in time to catch a very nice lady in the yard. Permission was readily granted to visit before I had chance to ask ( yes, she knew why I was there before I said anything)
I took lots of pictures but Postie has it mostly already covered. Just some faintish ones of the carvings to share. They are generally quite small, being a couple of inches long at most, and some are difficult to make out. There are quite a few but faint, easily lost in the natural lumps and bumps of the stone.
A Panoramic view of the Brecon Beacons. I will be back to this one.
An example of the carvings inside the chamber. These on the Western wall.
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Looking South East, the Black mountain on the far horizon.
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Sunlight warming the passageway, Sunrise midsummers day. This is reflected light from sun reddened clouds, but it gives a good idea of how the Solstice sunrise would look if the nearby farmhouse wasn’t in the way.
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