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Llech-y-Drybedd (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech)

According to Barber & Williams (1989), legend says the stones were hurled into its present position by Samson from the peak of Carningli. This may be a folk-memory indicating that there was some deliberate orientation on Carningli, or some other ritual connection between the two sites; perhaps even a physical connection if it was the source of the stones.
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