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SH7471 : Maen y Bardd burial chamber

near to Rowen, Conwy, Great Britain

Maen y Bardd burial chamber

Maen y Bardd means Bard's Stone. This burial chamber dates to about 3500BC, and is adjacent to an ancient track over the Bwlch y Ddeufaen from Anglesey to the Dyffryn Conwy. It consists of a large stone resting on four upright ones, which must have been very advanced technology to get the height of the four exactly right.
Legend has it that a giant's dog took shelter in here and the giant threw a stick at him which landed a few yards away, where there is another stone Ffon yr Gawr (the Giant's Stick).
I am sure that the ancients would have placed great significance in the presence of a rainbow whilst we were there.

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Grid Square: SH7471, 8 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Graham Horn (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 24 October, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 1 November, 2009
Category: Burial (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SH 740 717 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:13.6903N 3:53.2932W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SH 740 717
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)