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<< Our Photo Pages >> Afon Garreg Wen - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by coldrum on Sunday, 31 January 2010  Page Views: 4957

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Afon Garreg Wen
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.758 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: SH71336761
Latitude: 53.189967N  Longitude: 3.927254W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Afon Garreg Wen
Afon Garreg Wen submitted by Postman : The taller of the two stones at Afon Garreg wen (river white stone ), Moel Eilio in background (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Gwynedd

"Small standing stone, c. 1.75m high x 0.40m wide x 0.20m depth. Conical top. Small hole, c. 0.03m bored into top quarter, indicating former use as gate post and then re-utilised as fence post for wire tightening."

Source: Coflein.
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Afon Garreg Wen
Afon Garreg Wen submitted by Postman : The taller of the two stones at Afon Garreg wen (river white stone ), (Vote or comment on this photo)

Afon Garreg Wen
Afon Garreg Wen submitted by Postman : The taller of the two stones at Afon Garreg wen (river white stone ) , looking towards Pant y Griafolen bronze age settlement and the high Carneddau. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Afon Garreg Wen
Afon Garreg Wen submitted by Postman : This is the smaller of the two stones at Afon Garreg wen (river white stone) and the one pictured by Coflein (Vote or comment on this photo)

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