Archaeologia CambrensisW. Pickering, 1912 |
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... district is roughly bounded on the north by Dwygyfylchi , Penmaenmawr , Llanfairfechan , and Bodsilin ( near Aber ) ... district were carried off for mountain walls under an " Enclosure Act . " As far as this district is concerned , there ...
... district is roughly bounded on the north by Dwygyfylchi , Penmaenmawr , Llanfairfechan , and Bodsilin ( near Aber ) ... district were carried off for mountain walls under an " Enclosure Act . " As far as this district is concerned , there ...
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... districts where there was a supply of suitable stones . The only cromlech remaining in the district under review is CROMLECH MAEN Y BARDD . This is on the north side of the Roman Road leading from Bwlch - y - Ddeufaen to Ro Wen , and ...
... districts where there was a supply of suitable stones . The only cromlech remaining in the district under review is CROMLECH MAEN Y BARDD . This is on the north side of the Roman Road leading from Bwlch - y - Ddeufaen to Ro Wen , and ...
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... district between Moelfre and Tal y fan con- tains a great number of mounds . These are indicated by numbers on the accompanying maps ( Figs . 1 and 1a ) . To the south of Moelfre there is a ridge of slightly higher ground known as ...
... district between Moelfre and Tal y fan con- tains a great number of mounds . These are indicated by numbers on the accompanying maps ( Figs . 1 and 1a ) . To the south of Moelfre there is a ridge of slightly higher ground known as ...
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... district . Earlier writers regarded stone circles as Druidical temples ( hence the name assigned to a circle at the back of Penmaenmawr ) , and even now a famous French archæologist still supports that view . It is also con- tended that ...
... district . Earlier writers regarded stone circles as Druidical temples ( hence the name assigned to a circle at the back of Penmaenmawr ) , and even now a famous French archæologist still supports that view . It is also con- tended that ...
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... district may be men- tioned : - 1. A group of huge stones , one 20 feet long , on the summit of a ridge called " Cefn Maen Namor , " possibly Cefn Maen Mawr ( or Big Stone Ridge ) . extending from Waen Gyrach Farm , not far from the ...
... district may be men- tioned : - 1. A group of huge stones , one 20 feet long , on the summit of a ridge called " Cefn Maen Namor , " possibly Cefn Maen Mawr ( or Big Stone Ridge ) . extending from Waen Gyrach Farm , not far from the ...
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