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Aerial picture of the site, giving a good understanding of its plan
A 200-YEAR-OLD tree at the centre of worship by druids and witches has been chopped down to size after it became diseased.
The 80ft beech at Winterbourne Abbas has been reduced to a 10-metre stump by English Heritage because of fears it would die and fall over.
The tree has become a dominant feature at the site, famous for the ancient stone circle standing beneath its branches.
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The development in progress from Trefignath’s enclosure – looking to the north west. “I remember when all this used to be fields...“. Ty Mawr standing stone is visible to the middle distant right.
Image credit: Tim Prevett www.equinoxe.org.uk
The development happening around Ty Mawr, with ‘exclusion zone’.
Image credit: Tim Prevett www.equinoxe.org.uk
The simulacra of the faces of Sir Gawain & the Green Knight facing each other at Lud’s Church. The several times I have been here now, most folk do not even know there is something here to see other than the impressive chasm.
Image credit: Tim Prevett
A circumperambulation of the churchyard showed these in the SW section nearest the car park. The prominent stone is about centre of the picture. Not conclusive, but very reminiscent of Ysbyty Cynfyn. When visiting, there are also some historical information signs on the east outside the church wall near the pub, overlooking the valley.
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Aerial images from the survey on the Walton Basin (The Walton Basin Project: Excavation and Survey in a Prehistoric Landscape 1993-7), and a 3D fly through reconstruction at the Radnorshire Museum in Llandrindod Wells both confirm the existance of this Cursus.
The MOD signs are now gone, and just the metal uprights survive of the enclosing box, as of 27/08/06. You still have to enter through a not very obstructive gate, though much less forbidding than previously.
Extensive Report into this site, diagrams, pictures and much more
If you want to attempt accessing St Helen’s interior, the number given on the noticeboard outside for the Rectory is 01629 734 257. I tried a day in advance, and still couldn’t arrange a visit – so the more notice you can give, the better.
This stone is near completely swamped with ivy, and now resembles a tree / bush as of June 2006. Missed it on the first pass yesterday, and wondered how I could miss this huge stone, having been a few times before... then I remembered. (Add 4 years of Ivy growth onto Stubob’s picture!)
If you are visiting here during Summer 2006, beware of the bull! I was here yesterday; as I began to exit the field, a group of cows began running at me. Standing my ground and shrieking at the cows stopped them (as usual)... however up lumbered a well hung bull with horns, glistening nose, ring through it, snorting and grunting; by the time I reached the kissing gate, the cows, with bull at front completely obstructed the entrance. Beware!
Ramparts visible through trees, bottom RH corner up.
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Dyffryn Ardudwy is a very easily accessible site, which brings with it a problem. The larger, later dolmen is used as a den. A hearth was built against one of the uprights, now heavily sooted. The chamber was littered with drink cans, and the surrounding cairn has broken drinks bottles and glass in many places. We took away a carrier bag overflowing with unwanted material.
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Do you see what I see? Do you see what we saw? Descending from Cerrig Arthur circle, to go to take in the Cerrig y Cledd stones (one a standing stone, the other with a sword imprint in two split halves) to the east, I noticed this apparent row of stones stretching through the fields in a NE direction. My companions thought that this *did* seem convincing at first sight. At least six stones could be seen in this apparent alignment, but had no time to investigate further.
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Was here yesterday! I believe I found the stone, though could not visit. It’s in the next but one field boundary I think slightly to the north east, and I was not sure if it was a stone, or a tree trunk! A waiting car load on a hot day, and a horse desiring attention in the field concerned prevented me from taking a closer look. Tim.
There is a new sign gone up next to where most folk enter the wood saying it’s private property no admission. However, on my visit, the landowner drove past while I was at the roadside! He seemed amicable about it, anyway, if you want to gain official permission to enter, you need to get in touch with the Rempstone Estate Office, Cow Lane, Wareham, BH20 4RD Tel: 01929 551110.
Frances Lynch’s CADW guidebook for Gwynedd notes that permission needs to be sought from the property Brwyn Llynau tel. 01766 780 625.
Visited here on Sunday afternoon, mercifully rewarded with astounding views to the east – the Clwydian Range, the course of the Roman Road going past Cerrig Pryfaid, Maen y Bardd etc; to the north, the Great Orme with the location of Druid’s Circle; to the west, a large cwm, and the the eastern end of Anglesey. To the south was the continuining ridge of the Carneddau, looking up to another cairn, Carnedd Penyborth Goch.
The cairn provides welcome respite from the blasting wind; once within the embrace of its ring, you almost feel at home. I suspect the cairn is also considerably bigger than its immediate appearance; the cairn material is spread wider and deeper if you look carefully.
Ascended via a route from the north west, going up 500 M over 3 KM, and descended back via the Bwlch y Ddeufaen. Next time, it will be on to the next summit.
The east stone of “The Pass of the Two Stones” has a good number of ankle-high stones radiating outwards some distance to the east, in a dip. These are earthfast, and not here by coincidence.
Frances Lynch in her guidebook to the ancient sites of the area, likens the small stones’ to that of Bryn Cader Faner.
I counted fourteen small stones here. There are likely more under the grass.
The east menhir can be seen to the rear, as can the west menhir, with one of its other associated stones.
Frances Lynch also says the western stone has a further two associated stones.
A composite photograph from the top of Corndon Hill showing prehistoric sites present, destroyed, and possible around the Mitchell’s Fold / Stapeley Hill area.
Image credit: Shropshire Traveller / Tim Prevett
Not one site – but an overview of many sites densely packed in on the south side of Tal y Fan, above Rowen. This is a composite of many photos taken from the megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6018 Pen-y-gaer hillfort to the south.
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Red Road Lines – Surfaced Roads
Green Road Lines – Unsurfaced Roads, unsuitable and inaccessible for most vehicles
Yellow Road Line – Particularly Steep road up from Rowen towards Youth Hostel; some vehicles will not make it up the hill!
Purple Lines – showing route of footpaths around the south side of the mountain
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