<< Our Photo Pages >> Soar Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Anglesey
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Soar Stone Alternative Name: Capel SoarCountry: Wales County: Anglesey Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Holyhead Nearest Village: Llanfaethlu
Map Ref: SH3192286327 Landranger Map Number: 114
Latitude: 53.347051N Longitude: 4.526416W
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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cactus_chris visited on 20th Jun 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Can be seen from the roadside. No pavement to view, however, just a grass verge.
Alta-Falisa visited on 13th May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 4 While Soar Stone deserves the same attention as any other menhir, its location along A.5025 isn't flattering.
DJMace visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3
guile hamish TimPrevett have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.33 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4.5
Access: Next to a church building just off the A5025 Valley to Cemaes road; clearly visible from the road. Parking a little way to the south in a layby. Near the Black Lion pub. Access by a gate.
Note: Anglesey dig unearths largest neolithic site in Wales, within around 0.7km of this standing stone. See the most recent comment on our page for more
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