Carreg Sampson from the southeast
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Carreg Sampson from the southeast
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 11 Mar 2009
There are seven uprights of which four actually support the capstone. It was constructed over a pit and would once have been covered by a huge, rectangular, earth mound. The site was excavated in 1968 but all that was found was a few pieces of burnt bone and one neolithic pot.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.957891
Longitude
-5.132743