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Ty-Newydd (Round Barrow(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 9.9.12 No more than a grass covered ‘bump’ – approx 0.5m high x 15m across. Although the Barrow is close to the road, the hedgerows are high and it is difficult to even get a glimpse of the ‘bump’ – don’t bother. COFLEIN states: ‘A mutilated roughly circular mound set on the crest of a hill. It is about 16m in diameter and 0.7m high. Similar mounds are generally identified as prehistoric funerary monuments, often Bronze Age'. |
Posted by CARL 24th September 2012ce |
Rhosbeirio (Round Barrow(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 9.9.12 No more than a slight ‘bump’ in the middle of a grass field – don’t bother. COFLEIN states: ‘A ploughed down roughly circular mound some 30m in diameter and 0.6m high’. |
Posted by CARL 24th September 2012ce |
Werthyr (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 9.9.12 This is a whopper of a stone which unsurprisingly is easily seen from the road. I would estimate the stone to be 9ft tall x 3ft wide at the base. Parking is easy although to get up close and personal with the stone you would have to clamber over a wall and a barbed wire fence. Well worth a view when in the area. |
Posted by CARL 24th September 2012ce |
Din Lligwy (Enclosure) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 10.9.12 The site is sign posted and a 5 minute walk brings you to this well preserved enclosure. On the way through the fields check out the ruined chapel (also a CADW site). The hut group is in a delightful woodland setting and has good information boards. The information boards date the site back to the Iron Age. Then used throughou the Romano-British period. There are good coastal views. This is well worth a visit when visiting the nearby Lligwy Dolmen which is just up the road. |
Posted by CARL 24th September 2012ce |
Lligwy (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 10.9.12 Best place to park is the parking area for the Din Lligwy Hut Group and then take a short walk south down the country lane. This is an excellent site to visit and the capstone is indeed enormous! I would estimate it to be 3m x 3m x 1m thick. Although initially a little afraid; Sophie soon got the hang of things and was wandering about inside the chamber. He had a quick game of 'peek-a-boo' through the supporting upright stones. This is an excellent tomb to visit which is easy to access. A ‘must see’ when visiting Anglesey. |
Posted by CARL 24th September 2012ce |
Maenaddwyn (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 11.9.12 The ivy has now all been removed so spotting the stone in the wall is very easy. This is a big old stone – approx 3 metres tall x 1 metre across. WE parked on the verge opposite the stone and I was surprised when Karen said ‘Shall I go and have a look?’ – this is something she very rarely does! ‘Of course, I will stay with Sophie’ I replied ‘Give it a hug!’ I shouted out of the window. ‘No, but I will give it pat’ replied Karen (well, it’s a start!) This is such an easy stone to see it would be a shame to miss it when visiting Anglesey. |
Posted by CARL 21st September 2012ce |
Carreg Leidr (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 11.9.12 It was a bright and warm late summer’s evening, with white fluffy clouds – ideal weather for a spot of ‘old stoning’. We parked in a passing place on the minor road off the B5112 – a very quiet road. You can’t see the stone from the road and I had to find a suitable gap in the hedge. This I did and then needed to navigate my way over a barbed wire fence. The field was full of sheep and cows and it didn’t take long to spot the stone. The stone is approximately 5ft tall x 2ft wide. It is quite colourful with white, green and yellow lichen on its surface. The stone has clearly been used as a rubbing post for many years and has been worn smooth. It is a gnarled old thing and reminded me a lot of the Rollright stones. Good views of Snowdonia in the distance. Well worth seeking out. |
Posted by CARL 21st September 2012ce |
Llanfaethlu (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 10.9.12 The stone stands in a field next to the very busy A5025 just south of Llanfaethlu. We parked near the pub and I walked down the road to the stone. Due to the barbed wire I settled for a view over the wall. The standing stone is approximately 3 metres tall and is covered in green ‘hairy’ lichen. Well worth a look when in the area. |
Posted by CARL 21st September 2012ce |
Hendrefor (Burial Chamber) — Miscellaneous |
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‘Drive by’ 11.9.12 This is a very busy road and we could find nowhere near the stone to pull over. Time was against us and I didn’t have the time to park further away and walk to the stone. Therefore a ‘drive by’ would have to suffice. The Burial Chamber was just about visible over the stone wall and appears to be built on a mound. |
Posted by CARL 21st September 2012ce |
Plas Cadnant (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 11.9.12 For a minor road it sure is busy! We just about managed to squeeze in where the road was slightly wider for a quick visit. To get to the stone you have to climb over a wall and 2 barbed wire fences! The standing stone is approximately 2 metres tall and is quite slender. There are great views over to Snowdonia. Worth a visit but parking is very difficult. |
Posted by CARL 21st September 2012ce |
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