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Dyfed Prehistoric Sites



  Dyffryn Syfynwy
  

Eighteen stones varying in height from 3 to 7 feet surround a cairn.
Henry's Moat, Fishguard, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
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OS Grid SN059 285
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  Gors Fawr
  

Gors Fawr A circle of some 70 feet in diameter composed of 16 low stones. Nearby are two larger stones aligned on a NW-SW axis. The circle is near the supposed site where the "bluestones" of Stonehenge were quarried.
Mynachlog-ddu, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: 1 m SW Mynachlog-ddu
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OS Grid SN134 294
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  King's Quoit
  

Two low sidestones support a striking capstone in this small chambered tomb. The tomb is beautifully perched in a dramatic location above Manorbier Bay.
Manorbier, Tenby, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: off B4585
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OS Grid SS059 973
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  Pentre Ifan
  

Pentre Ifan This striking cromlech is composed of three large stones supporting a capstone estimated to weigh 16 tons! Nearby is a solitary standing stone.
Newport, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: 5 m SE Newport, off A487
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OS Grid SN092 367
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  Troed y Rhiw
  

Two stones stand here, with a solitary stone nearby. The Waun Mawn circle is not far away.
Tafarn-y bwlch, Newport, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: off B4329
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OS Grid SN080 339
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  Waun Mawn
  

Waun Mawn Four stones remain of this large (about 150 feet) diameter circle. Two stones are standing, and two are prostrate. Nearby are the Troed y Rhiw standing stones.
Tafarn-y-bwlch, Newport, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: off B4329
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OS Grid SN084 341
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