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<< Text Pages >> Cefn Cethin - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Carmarthenshire

Submitted by coldrum on Wednesday, 21 January 2009  Page Views: 4834

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cefn Cethin Alternative Name: Maen Llwyd
Country: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: SN62751913
Latitude: 51.853836N  Longitude: 3.994214W
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
Destroyed 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
4

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Site of an inscribed stone now in Carmarthen Museum.

Coflein site no. 304017
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SN6219 : Mynediad i Gwmcethin / Entrance to Cwmcethin by Alan Richards
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SN6219 : Tuag at Ffairfach / Towards Ffairfach by Alan Richards
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SN6218 : Llwybr ger Plas-bach / Path near Plasbach by Alan Richards
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Re: Cefn Cethin by geoffstickland on Sunday, 09 June 2019
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Visiting the stated reference no sign exists of the stone. It would have placed it approximately in the middle of a grass field and easily seen
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    Re: Cefn Cethin by Andy B on Sunday, 09 June 2019
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    Hello Geoff, according to the description it's now in Carmarthen Museum.
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      Re: Cefn Cethin by geoffstickland on Tuesday, 11 June 2019
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      Hi Andy, I should read the full description before setting out! Still, it was a lovely view from the site and was motivation for a motorcycle ride
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