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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Afon Arthog Standing Stone Alternative Name: Hafotty Fach StoneCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Dolgellau Nearest Village: Arthog
Map Ref: SH6561013120
Latitude: 52.699027N Longitude: 3.990205W
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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The stone is situated within marshland and close to a more modern boundary wall that runs north to south. Although (today) the stone is not in a prominent position, it certainly stood out as I approached from the north. This is a large, flat and rounded stone. My measurements found that it stood at 1.5m tall by 1.28m wide and 0.4m thick.
It is an impressive stone set in a scenic environment and it's location provides a view of the Planwydd Helyg Stone. The Ffordd Ddu cairn would also have been visible from the stone.
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