<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen Rhiw fawr Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in West Glamorgan
Submitted by geoffstickland on Sunday, 06 March 2022 Page Views: 803
Modern SitesSite Name: Pen Rhiw fawr Standing StoneCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.892 km away from the location you searched for.
County: West Glamorgan Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Ystalyfera Nearest Village: Pen Rhiw Fawr
Map Ref: SN740111
Latitude: 51.784330N Longitude: 3.828039W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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I don't know if I should submit this site as I'm pretty sure that it is modern (and not prehistoric). It is either a recently erected monument to a much loved Minister from a chapel in the valley below or a more ancient stone utilised for the purpose.It is a large stone, about 4' high and 3' thick. It is very prominent and affords impressive views across a wide area to the North and East. It is within site of the narrow road that crosses the mountain, Mynydd Uchaf. I include it as someone may ask about it? I have given it a name that reflects the nearest cairn and village, though it may have another local name.
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