Wales
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Garn Turne
Garn Turne is a neolithic monument in Pembrokeshire, Wales. In old records the site also goes by Carn Turne, Garne Tarne and Old Coldstone. This is one of three cromlech remains which are clustered around the Hamlet of Colston. The others being The Altar and Parc-y-Llun. The fallen capstone of the cromlech itself is 5m…
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Y Garreg Hir/Trefach – Standing Stone
Standing stone in Pembrokeshire, Wales. A standing stone over 2m tall overlooking Carningli. The field is which it stands is full of large stones strewn about. Some have suggested there are the remains of a ‘chambered tomb’ in the field. Accessing the stone:We parked on a grassy verge on the side of the road between…
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Coetan Arthur Cromlech on St David’s Head
This cromlech sits on a stunning slice of the Pembrokeshire coast.. Boasting views as far as the mountains of Ireland on a clear day. To reach the site we park at Porth Mawr (Whitesands Bay) and walk the Welsh coastal path toward St David’s Head at the base of Carn Llidi. As you ascend the…
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Gors Fawr Stone Circle
Gors Fawr Late Neolithic/Bronze Age Stone Circle – Pembrokeshire, Wales.Within Mynachlog-ddu, nestled amongst the rolling Preseli hills, is the level common named Gors Fawr… meaning Great Marsh.. Where we find a humble, but significant stone circle. Just over 20 meters in diameter, the 16 stones form a very regular circle, Coflein describes the stones as..…
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Walks in Wales! The must-see Neolithic Cromlechs in Pembrokeshire.
The Pembrokeshire landscape is filled with the remnants of our prehistoric past.. Neolithic cromlechs, or dolmens, being some of the most iconic of these sites. Sometimes it can be overwhelming trying to figure out which ones to visit first, so here’s a list we’ve put together of the most impressive cromlechi in the area.. 1.…
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The Gellidywyll Stone in Cenarth
The Gellidydwyll Stone. Inscribed Stone in Cenarth. Carmarthenshire, Wales. This stone now stands in St Llawddog’s Churchyard in Cenarth. The Latin inscription is thought to date to the 6th century and translates to ‘Curcagnus, son of Andagelli’. In 1743 this stone was recorded as standing on the roadside adjacent to Temple Druid, around 20 miles…
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St Elvis – Pembrokeshire, Wales
Remains of a Neolithic ‘double cromlech’ near Solva.. About the site:The remains of two chambers can be discerned; on the W side is a large capstone measuring ca 3.3m x 2.4m x 0.7m which is supported on the S side by a stone 0.7m high and surrounded by several smaller stones, some partly buried. The…
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Nettasagri Ogham Stone – Bridell in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Within this churchyard is a 7ft tall spotted dolerite stone inscribed with 5th century Ogham markings as well as a cross, which was thought to have been added around the 9th or 10th centuries CE. A few people have also suggested there are prehistoric cup marks on one side of the stone. The Ogham is…
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Ogham inscribed stone in Glandwr.
Efessangus stone Ogham inscribed stone.Glandwr – Pembrokeshire, Wales The stone was visited by John Rhys, who reports in 1913 in the Archaeologia Cambrensis: `On the next day Dr. Owen motored me to Trehowel Farm, near Rhydowen Station, on the Whitland and Cardigan line of railway, to see an Ogam inscribed stone. We had with us…
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A walk from Maen Colman to The Cilwendeg Shell Hermitage
A few days ago we went for a little explore around Boncath in Pembrokeshire, Wales.. Starting at Maen Colman, or The Colman’s stone and following the public footpath to The Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage. Maen Colman is a stone bearing multiple carvings, etched over different periods of time.. This boulder of dolerite sits on a…
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