Gorsedd Circle The Gorsedd Circle is a stone circle in Fishguard, Wales. The Gorsedd Stones are a Welsh tradition of modern stone circles constructed for the National Eisteddfod of Wales. These stone circles can be found at several locations, including Aberdare Park and Anglesey. They are typically 20 metres wide and have 12 stones on the circumference with a level stone in the circle. A further stone is usually set back from the circumference; the central stone is called the Logan Stone. Coordinates 51.996431,-4.975040 Stone Circle Gorsedd Circle is a typical stone circle but has 13 stones on the circumference with one inset. It was erected in 1936 and has the names of the parishes inscribed on each stone. Ceremony During the opening ceremony, the Archdruid stands on the Logan Stone facing the Stone of the Covenant. Two stones mark the entrance and are called the Portal Stones. These mar k the midsummer and midwinter sunrises. Gorsedd Circle (no edit) Archeology7...
Bryn Celli Ddu Chamber Tomb
Bryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb is considered a prehistoric tomb with some stone carvings.
There are also a number of Neolithic stones scattered around the tomb, which are located on the Isle of Anglesey.
Bryn Celli Ddu means "the mound in the dark grove." The tomb was archaeologically excavated in the 1920s.
Coordinates
53.207714,-4.236147
Further monuments:
The Bryn Celli Ddu Standing Stone is a short, rounded stone approximately 520 feet away from the Burial Chamber at an angle of 31 degrees toward the southwest.
The Tyddyn-Bach Standing Stone is a tall, neolithic stone along with a clearing approximately 1390 feet away from the Burial Chamber at an angle of 17 degrees toward the northwest.
Description
Bryn Celli Ddu measures about 90 feet wide but is not a complete circle, with a height of about 9 feet. The entrance opens out toward the northeast and currently measures 39°.
Measurements
If the stones are connected and measured from the entrance, they are 160° and 236° clockwise.
Further markings on the tomb measure 6°, 77°, and 80°, or if paired, 30° and 12°.
Analysis
It is most likely that the chambered tomb is more recent than Neolithic and was built in 1447 BCE.
This is because the entrance faces 39° towards the northwest, where the number 39 could be 45°, suggesting an earlier date. However, there is a separation of 10 between marker points on the tomb. If the latitude of 53.2077° is divided and converted to a year, then 1447 BCE is produced.
Conclusion
It is most likely that the Chambered Tomb was built near a Neolithic marker, but they used the latitude angle and 6° from 45° on a circle with other markers to produce the number 10.
Later, a further stone was included, with the Neolithic marker being moved during clearing.
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