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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pen Yr Orsedd - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Anglesey

Submitted by TimPrevett on Wednesday, 25 September 2002  Page Views: 7940

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pen Yr Orsedd Alternative Name: Llanrhwydrys 1
Country: Wales County: Anglesey Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: SH3334190391  Landranger Map Number: 114
Latitude: 53.383995N  Longitude: 4.507265W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
3

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cactus_chris visited on 1st Oct 2020 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Visible from the side of the road.

bishop_pam visited on 28th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

guile TimPrevett have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 5 Ambience: 4 Access: 5

Pen Yr Orsedd
Pen Yr Orsedd submitted by stu : Pen-yr-Orsedd Standing Stone. Easily seen from road. Map ref-333903 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Anglesey

Access: Having turned left off the A5025, south west from Cemaes, the stone is on the left, behind a hedge, visible from the lane. To access, just go over a gate, and it is very nearby.
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Pen yr Orsedd 2
Pen yr Orsedd 2 submitted by guile : Pen Yr Orsedd Number 1 or Pen Yr Orsedd Number 2? Whichever, this is the northern stone of this pairing, looking rather like a cloaked and hooded figure at this angle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen yr Orsedd 2
Pen yr Orsedd 2 submitted by guile : Pen Yr Orsedd Number 1 or Pen Yr Orsedd Number 2? Whichever, this is the northern stone of this pairing. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Yr Orsedd
Pen Yr Orsedd submitted by guile : The southern stone of this pairing. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn
Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : looking north. View of the cairn's location (centre left of pic) within the wider environment. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn
Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : The SW outer arc of raised stones with the western edge of the central stone pile top R of pic. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn
Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : Close up of the stone heap centre east within the cairn.

Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn
Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : View to the south across the cairn site.

Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn
Pen Yr Orsedd Ring Cairn submitted by TAlanJones : View to the east across the cairn site.

Pen Yr Orsedd
Pen Yr Orsedd submitted by cactus_chris : 20201001--Pen-yr-Orsedd Standing Stone, Anglesey

Pen yr Orsedd 2
Pen yr Orsedd 2 submitted by Penbron : Pen Yr Orsedd 2.

Pen Yr Orsedd
Pen Yr Orsedd submitted by Bladup : Pen Yr Orsedd.

Pen yr Orsedd 2
Pen yr Orsedd 2 submitted by Bladup : Pen yr Orsedd 2.

Pen Yr Orsedd
Pen Yr Orsedd submitted by raythemapman : The Southern Stone, distance between the two Stones is about 300m.

Pen yr Orsedd 2
Pen yr Orsedd 2 submitted by raythemapman : The Northern Stone, with the sea on the horizon.

Pen Yr Orsedd 2
Pen Yr Orsedd 2 submitted by TimPrevett : 2nd Photo

Pen Yr Orsedd 2
Pen Yr Orsedd 2 submitted by TimPrevett : Turn right just down the lane from site 1, and before long you should see this other stone to the right, just after a farm track.

Pen Yr Orsedd 1
Pen Yr Orsedd 1 submitted by TimPrevett : 2nd Photo

Pen Yr Orsedd
Pen Yr Orsedd submitted by TimPrevett : Pen Yr Orsedd SH333904 & 334906 Visited Monday 14th June 1999 Site 1 - Access: Having turned left off the A5025, south west from Cemaes, the stone is on the left, behind a hedge, visible from the lane. To access, just go over a gate, and it is very nearby.

Pen Yr Orsedd 2
Pen Yr Orsedd 2 submitted by stu : Tall stone easily seen from the road. 334907

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Re: Pen Yr Orsedd by DavidHoyle on Saturday, 11 April 2020
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[Okay, thanks, grid ref now up-dated: Admin] I think this site is slightly off - can we update to 53.383986, -4.507252, SH3334190391
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David
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Re: Pen Yr Orsedd by coldrum on Friday, 16 April 2010
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