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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mynydd Mwyn Mawr standing stonesCountry: Wales
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County: Anglesey Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Bangor Nearest Village: Llanerchymedd
Map Ref: SH41058256
Latitude: 53.316043N Longitude: 4.387534W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 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 |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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A pair of standing stones located atop a rock outcrop to the west of Llanerchymedd, enjoying panoramic views across most of the island's interior. The twin stones were initially investigated by Christopher Dickson and Nga Tram, with their findings published in Archaeology in Wales volume 53 (2014) - https://www.academia.edu/10910320/Discovery_of_Possible_New_Standing_Stone_Pair_Aligned_with_Hilltop_and_Spring_on_Anglesey.
Twin standing stones measuring no more than 1.3m in height each, and set 24m apart. The 'drill holes' visible on the stones could have been in an effort to demolish them, particularly as the southern stone appears to show evidence of it having been chipped away on several faces. It is unclear why the process was halted, but perhaps it is the hardness of the stone used - it's is of
hornblende picrite which is native to this part of Anglesey. Interestingly at least several prehistoric monuments within the immediate landscape have also used this stone in their construction.
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