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Dramatic and mysterious, however, is it real or a figment of someone’s imagination. What form of construction would require the stones to be placed like this, who decided where the stones originally lay? Guess pretty superfluous after 5000 years, just enjoy
Decided to walk in from the North West starting at Penrhyndeudraeth rather than the usual way in from the South. 1300 feet of climb made for fabulous walk as well as visiting the cairn
No photography allowed inside to protect the beautiful and intricate carvings along the passageway, the inner chamber, the floor and the ceilings
Only 20 people allowed on the island at any one time (19 too many, being rather selfish)
First glimpse of the cairn as you approach from the sea (short 15min boat ride)
A lot of the internal carvings are believed to have been added at a much later date possibly around 2k years ago
There are 2 remaining chambers, one accessed from within the concrete bunker itself and this one with an external entrance and some rather interesting stones discovered during reconstruction
The Germans built a concrete bunker right in the centre of the cairn completely destroying 1 of the 3 passages and chambers within the cairn. You can see the concrete on the upper right and the blocked off passage also on the right
The site majors on school education with trail boards, summer workshops and village life reconstruction and as such loses a lot of its excitement and mystery.
Passed this site a number of times on my way down to the coast, finally stopped and was slightly taken aback by the scale of both the site and the stones within it
So many stones on this site, in what at times appears to be randomly placed, that often difficult to understand if you are within a circle or intersecting stone alignments. Certainly spend a lot of time here pondering what the site may have originally looked like
Simple pleasures of life, its not raining, I have boots on instead of wellies, all is well in the world
Quite ruined, however, still very interesting site not least because of its location at the base of Dunnideer Hill
Not going to mention the weather again just to say I was so pleased this site is bordered by close set woodland, very pleasant place to sit and watch from waiting for a break in the rain
What a fabulous site this is. I didn’t get this far North on my last visit so was really pleased to eventually spend some time here.
Leaving the car park you first have to solve the puzzle of which way to go (straight down the steep bank to the stream as it turns out or via the B&B and under the railway arch), once you have done that there is a well tended fenced off path leading straight there
Surprisingly exposed site on a cold, wet and windy day. Didn’t stay too long eventually driven back by the sheets of rain and strong wind, will definitely return
Despite being wet, cold and my wellies rubbing this was a place to linger and enjoy. Quiet, peaceful and alone
A short walk across a waterlogged ploughed field leads to this stone circle preserved within a small band of trees and fenced off from the surrounding farmland
Memsie in the pouring rain, does life get any better? At least it is right alongside the road and a quick retreat to a warm van in order
Given how built up the area is, it was a real pleasure to linger at this site. Sunny February skies helped somewhat
The twin passages leading to the burial chambers. The entrance now faces a high wall and difficult to get a clear photo (with my cheapo that is)
Situated alongside the road in a residential area, however, still well cared for and an extremely interesting site
Included a schematic as this site is difficult to photograph being hemmed in on 2 sides
Lovely location, just off the coastal path overlooking the sea
In a strange way this dolmen 2 was much more interesting than the restored dolmen 1. The shape of the stones, the way they lay all had a bigger story to tell and I spent a lot more time here than back up the lane, even treated myself to a bowl of pipe and let the warn February sun wash over me.
Kerbourg 2 lies about 50m further down the farm track from 1
Kerbourg 1. Difficult to capture the size of the cap stones on this dolmen (wrong kind of sun!)
The mighty Kerbourg dolmen 1 has been restored. Dolmen 2 about 50m away lies in a fallen stae
Not a lot to add to postmans notes, other than to confirm a easy site to find (called for a bout of reversing in the van on the single track road when I met a tractor and trailer coming towards me) and an absolute delight, open farmland with great rural views
Side view, looking more like a South American pyramid than the usual Tumulus
Twin entrance to the tumulus sadly locked during the winter
Well what can I say, weather forecast was for a very cold dull February day and I had sunny, dry day full of sunshine! Oh, and a magnificent site, unfortunately chambers locked outside July and August
Difficult to articulate, one of the best preserved Talayot villages on the island, now surrounded by hotels and apartments leaving it lifeless, soulless, dead, or maybe just the end of a long day
