Cylch Cerrig Meini Gwyr / Meini Gwyr Stone Circle
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Cylch Cerrig Meini Gwyr / Meini Gwyr Stone Circle
Image: © Alan Richards Taken: 4 Oct 2024
Gweddillion cylch cerrig a chlawdd o'r enw Meini Gwyr. Mae'r safle yn dyddio o'r Oes Neolithig i'r Oes Efydd Cynnar (c.2000CC). Yn affodus dau faen yn unig sy wedi goroesi er bod y clawdd i'w weld o hyd. Pan ymwelodd yr hynafieithydd enwog Edward Lhuyd â'r safle yn 1695 gwelodd cylch yn cynnwys 15 o feini a amrywient rhwng 3 troedfedd i 6 troedfedd o ddaldra. Mae'n druenu mawr bod safle pwysig a oroesodd am 4,000 o flynyddoedd wedi'i ysbeilio am ei garreg yn fwy diweddar. The remains of Meini Gwyr (trans. slanting stones), an embanked stone circle which dates from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age (c.2000BC). Unfortunately, only two stones remain but the circular embankment is still discernible. When famous antiquarian Edward Lhuyd visited the site in 1695 he saw 15 stones ranging in height from 3 ft to 6 ft. It's such a shame that an important site which had survived for 4,000 years was plundered for its stone in more recent times.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.906676
Longitude
-4.702996