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Rhosygelynnen,stone row

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 874
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Rhayader
Unitary authority : Powys
NGR : SN9053563075
Site Type (preferred type first) : BRONZE AGE STONE ALIGNMENT
Status : scheduled monument

Summary :
Scheduled stone row: E-W alignment of 5 stones. 3 upright and 2 fallen. Covering distance of 9. 1m. Height varies from 0. 3m to 2m. Possible 6th stone may be an outcrop.

Description :
E-W alignment of 5 stones. 3 upright and 2 fallen. Covering distance of 9. 1m. Height varies from 0. 3m to 2m. Possible 6th stone may be an outcrop. (CPAT, 1979)

E-W stone alignment over 25ft in distance, 4 stones standing, 1 fallen. From W- E stone dimensions are:
1. erect, 27in above ground, 36in girth;
2. 6ft 5in away, erect, 27in high, girth 59in
3. 5 ft away, erect, 27in high, girth 54in, leaning to N
4. 4ft 2in away, erect, 59in above ground, 68in girth, 24in wide, 9in thick
5. 9ft 2in away, prostrate, 90in above ground, girth 106in, 24in wide, 20in thick
(RCAHM 1913).

5 standing stones, 3 upright. Total length 9.1m. Possible 6th stone partly buried between 4th and 5th stone from east. From E-W
1. Pillar fallen to S, 1.89m long, 0.86m wide, 0.52m thick
2. Upright slab, 0.63m x 0.37m at base, height 1.5m
3. Fallen boulder, 1.03m long, 0.5m wide, 0.37m thick
4. Small upright slab, 0.66m x 0.20m, 0.63m high
5. Small upright slab, 0.47m x 0.20m, 0.61m high
(RCAHM 1971).

Boulder 78m NE of stone row. Isolated and recumbent, 1.9m long, 1.29m wide, 0.45m thick. Possibly natural? (RCAHM 1971).

E-W alignment of 6 stones, 3 standing, 3 recumbent, aligned 84 degrees. Overall length of row is 9.5m. Site lies on a level plateau in a slight hollow. Land rises to E and W, falls to N and S. Quad bike track runs past the site, 5m to north. Dimensions of stones from E-W:
1. Stone fallen to S, 2.75 x 0.90 x 0.55m
2. 1.45 m to W, erect stone height 1.6m, width 0.66m, thickness 0.45m.
3. 1.14m to W, stone fallen to N, length 1.35m x 0.5m wide x 0.45m thick
4. 1.42m to W erect stone, height 0.62m, idth 0.80m, thickness 0.22m
5. 1.05m to W, stone fallen to N, 0.9m x 0.45m
6. 0.45m to W, erect stone height 0.66m, width 0.5m thickness 0.22m.
(CPAT 26/10/00).

E-W alignment of 5 stones. 3 standing upright & 2 fallen. Cover distance of approx. 9.1m. Heights vary from 0.3m to 2m. Possibly sixth stone may be an outcrop. Tallest stone at E end. (CAP 2000)

As previously described. (CPAT Tir Gofal Assessment, 2003)

On open moorland on Rhos y Gelynnen.
A Stone Row comprising three upright monoliths and two or three fallen monoliths. The largest standing stone is 1.6 metres high.
Visible on aerial photographs. Shown in ground photographs provided by David James.
(Trysor, 2017)

A Bronze Age Stone Alignment on a level area on Rhos y Gelynnen which his almost a broad, shallow saddle with the land rising to the west and to the east, but falling away to the south. The stone row now consists of three upright and two recumbent stones. The first stone to the east is a large, recumbent stone, which measures 1.89 metres long by 0.86 metres wide and 0.25 metres thick. The second stone from the east is the tallest upright stone, measuring 1.5 metres high by 0.63 metres by 0.37 metres. The middle stone is a recumbent boulder, which measures 1 metre long by 0.5 metres wide by 0.37 metres thick. The fourth stone is a small upright stone, 0.63 metres high, by 0.66 metres by 0.2 metres. The western stone is another small upright stone, 0.6 metres high, by 0.47 metres by 0.20 metres. Overall the stone row is 9.5 metres in length, east to west. (Trysor, 2023)

Sources :
Cadw , 2002 , Cadw Field Monument Wardens Report - RD195(POW)
Cadw , 2002 , Scheduling map - RD195(POW)
Cadw , 2002 , Scheduling map - RD195(POW)
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1979 , Site visit record - PRN874
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 2000 , Site visit record - PRN874
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 2003 , CPAT Project Archive - 715
Hall, J. & Sambrook, P. , 2017 , Elan Links Heritage at Risk Part One
Hall, J. & Sambrook, P. , 2017 , Elan Links Heritage at Risk Part Two - Site Gazetteer
Hall, J. and Sambrook, P. , 2023 , Elan Links Upland Survey 2022/2023: Part 2: Gazetteer ( © Trysor)
Hall, J. and Sambrook, P. , 2023 , Elan Links Upland Survey 2022: Part 1: overview ( © Trysor)
Jones, Nigel W , 2004 , Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Monuments in Radnorshire , The Transactions of the Radnorshire Society : 74 : 151-168
Maxfield, C E , 2003 , Tir Gofal Management Plan: Heritage Management Information (HE1). Welsh Water Elan Trust - E/09/3780
Maxfield, C E , 2003 , Welsh Water Elan Trust - E/09/3780: Tir Gofal Historic Environment Report - HE2 ( © Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust)
Ordnance Survey , 1964 , OS map
Ordnance Survey , 1977 , OS record card SN96SW 1
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales , 1913 , Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouth III - County of Radnor
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales , 1971 , RCAHMW archives - SN87NE

Events :
166057 : Elan Links Heritage at Risk survey 2017 (year : 2017)
164238 : Elan Valley, Elan Links Upland Survey, 2022-2023 (year : 2022-2023)
164238 : Elan Valley, Elan Links Upland Survey, 2022-2023 (year : 2022-2023)
164238 : Elan Valley, Elan Links Upland Survey, 2022-2023 (year : 2022-2023)
164238 : Elan Valley, Elan Links Upland Survey, 2022-2023 (year : 2022-2023)
164238 : Elan Valley, Elan Links Upland Survey, 2022-2023 (year : 2022-2023)

Related records
CPAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 44052
National Monuments Record NPRN 261786 http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/261786/

Compiled date : 31-12-1980


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May 13, 2025, 4:22 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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