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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ffridd Bryn Coch Standing StoneCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Trawsfynydd Nearest Village: Bronaber
Map Ref: SH6955028406
Latitude: 52.837327N Longitude: 3.938027W
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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Situated on low ground to the north of a natural spur the stone stands close to a stream that meanders along the valley floor east to west before following alongside an agricultural track way to the south. This is a wide and open landscape with undulating terrain that is rich in prehistoric activity, and the land owner was most helpful during my visit (I had contacted him prior to my visit).
The stone stands at 1.10m. It has a 1m base that tapers to a rounded top and it's depth is 0.26m. The shape is quite typical for the area. There are markings on the northern side but these appear glacially caused. Of interest is the presence of a stone row 100m to the SSE. The two sites are not visible from their respective locations due to the crest of the grassy spur but they appear aligned when viewed from a halfway point between them.
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