Archaeologia CambrensisW. Pickering, 1912 |
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... stone of which the facing is composed , part of the legend is thus much defaced . " More of it has disap- peared since the days of Norris . The eastern of these tombs covers the remains of Thomas White ; his effigy , carved in stone ...
... stone of which the facing is composed , part of the legend is thus much defaced . " More of it has disap- peared since the days of Norris . The eastern of these tombs covers the remains of Thomas White ; his effigy , carved in stone ...
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... stone cist was opened at Llanfairfechan in 1886 , and , in the description of it , the fact is mentioned that there ... stones . The only cromlech remaining in the district under review is CROMLECH MAEN Y BARDD . This is on the north ...
... stone cist was opened at Llanfairfechan in 1886 , and , in the description of it , the fact is mentioned that there ... stones . The only cromlech remaining in the district under review is CROMLECH MAEN Y BARDD . This is on the north ...
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... stone at the S.W. end of the mound . The entrance is at the east ends of the S.E. and N.E. sides , and is 2 feet 5 inches wide . The opposite corner has no large upright stone , but the gap of about 3 feet is filled up with rounded stones ...
... stone at the S.W. end of the mound . The entrance is at the east ends of the S.E. and N.E. sides , and is 2 feet 5 inches wide . The opposite corner has no large upright stone , but the gap of about 3 feet is filled up with rounded stones ...
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... 26 1335 28 1406 1444 . 1467 1531 1583 1850 Foel Lwyd 1718 Pile of Stones Pile of Stones Prie of Stoper Pile of Stones Rock & Mound.j Fig . 1. ( Reduced from Ordnance Survey , 6 in . ) Stone Ford Penmaene ( D ) Dygytyichi Ph . Gyfon Ph ...
... 26 1335 28 1406 1444 . 1467 1531 1583 1850 Foel Lwyd 1718 Pile of Stones Pile of Stones Prie of Stoper Pile of Stones Rock & Mound.j Fig . 1. ( Reduced from Ordnance Survey , 6 in . ) Stone Ford Penmaene ( D ) Dygytyichi Ph . Gyfon Ph ...
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... stones ) contains a very good cist , lying from E.S.E. to W.N.W. The two side stones are 51 inches and 64 inches respectively , from 6 inches to 10 inches thick and 24 inches high above the ground ; the stone is 27 inches long , 24 ...
... stones ) contains a very good cist , lying from E.S.E. to W.N.W. The two side stones are 51 inches and 64 inches respectively , from 6 inches to 10 inches thick and 24 inches high above the ground ; the stone is 27 inches long , 24 ...
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