Llech Lia

Coflein describes this as a multi-banked ring barrow (or ‘hengiform monument’) of probable Bronze Age date.

Also known as:
Llech Llia
Nearest town:
Brecon (15km NE)
OS reference:
SN923189
OS sheet:
160
Latitude:
51° 51' 28.12 N
Longitude:
3° 33' 50.62 W
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Images

Image of Llech Lia (Enclosure) by thesweetcheat

Looking down the valley. Sadly I wasn’t blessed with the sort of light that Cerrig and Gladman have enjoyed here, but it’s still a nice place to visit.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.11.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 11, 2017
Image of Llech Lia (Enclosure) by thesweetcheat

Landscape context showing the position of the monument down in the valley.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.11.2017)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 11, 2017
Image of Llech Lia (Enclosure) by GLADMAN

Fan Llia’s ancient cairn can just be discerned approx centre skyline.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Sep 22, 2014
Image of Llech Lia (Enclosure) by GLADMAN

Looking across the site toward the (just visible) Maen Llia. Incidentally the enigmatic track Sarn Helen can be seen top right.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Sep 22, 2014
Image of Llech Lia (Enclosure) by GLADMAN

The deeply riven western flank of Fan Llia rises beyond.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Sep 22, 2014
Image of Llech Lia (Enclosure) by cerrig

Looking from the West, towards Fan Llia. Down in the valley bottom is Rhyd Wen Fach ring cairn. The outer banking, nearest to the camera here, has been cut into in the past by a drainage ditch.

Image credit: Cerrig
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cerrig Apr 18, 2012
Image of Llech Lia (Enclosure) by cerrig

The much overgrown double banked henge, with Maen Llia standing stone in the middle distance.

Image credit: Cerrig
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cerrig Apr 18, 2012

Articles

Llech Lia

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CARL Nov 3, 2010

Visited 30.10.10
Parking at the small pulling in area near Maen Llia standing stone I walked back down the road a short distance (south) until I came to the wooden stiles on the opposite side of the road. There are two stiles next to each other – climb over the small one. The ground is very bumpy and quite waterlogged.
Heading in a south western direction a short distance I think I spotted the remains of the Barrow, although I am not 100% certain. (It is very difficult to tell for sure in this terrain) I was able to make out a circular ‘feature’ about 8 metres across and less than 0.5 metres high. It had what appeared to be a small raised rim around the edge and the centre seemed to have sunken into the ground rather than dug into.
As I say, I cannot be 100% sure that I found the Barrow but what I saw was in the right area and there wasn’t anything else nearby which looked ‘Barrow like’.

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