Pentre Ifan Traditional Cache
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An easy cache in a beautiful location.
This cache encourages you to visit the Pentre Ifan Cromlech.
The Pentre Ifan site is cared for by Cadw and the cache is not on their site. It’s just close enough to make it worth your while for a look around! There is a layby for parking.
Boasting some spectacular views over the north Pembrokeshire countryside Pentre Ifan Cromlech/dolmen stands in a commanding postion north east of Carningli Mountain.
The site is thought to date from 3500BC. It has been excavated and the body of the cairn has been removed to reveal the three standing stones that support the capstone. Dotted around the site are more stones possibly the remnants of the original cairn that once covered the cromlech.
The site is thought to date from 3500BC. It has been excavated and the body of the cairn has been removed to reveal the three standing stones that support the capstone. Dotted around the site are more stones possibly the remnants of the original cairn that once covered the cromlech.
The capstone is said to weigh around 16 tons and points at the Nevern River. From the east side of the site looking west the capstone follows almost the exact same angle as the northern slope of Carningli Mountain, both leading your eyes to the mouth of the Nevern estuary at Newport.
Various finds were excavated at Pentre Ifan cromlech including a small amount of flint flakes and some fragments of pottery. What is thought to have been the original doorway in to the cairn is blocked by a huge upright bolder, which is believed was put in place to close the cairn after its use.
Information taken from www.newportpembs.co.uk
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va gur urqtr, oruvaq fvta.