<< Our Photo Pages >> Hafotty Fach monolith quarry - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Wales in Gwynedd
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Date UncertainSite Name: Hafotty Fach monolith quarryCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Dolgellau Nearest Village: Arthog
Map Ref: SH66721342
Latitude: 52.701997N Longitude: 3.973911W
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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Every lith was terminally damaged, as was the remains of the boulder core, except for the one lith that appeared finished, ready to go. Given that every stone, except one, was damaged beyond being fit for their supposed intended use as menhir, it would seem that they had been intentionally damaged.
All these liths are very closely the same size, approximately 2m long with a roughly rectangular cross-section of approximately 25cm to 40cm width/depth. There are many stone fragments of various sizes scattered at the site. There appears to be several stones - either partially obscured by the prominent stones or partially buried in vegetation. Some appear to also be of similar dimensions to the prominent stones.
There is a menhir in the nearby stone row (Rhos Hafotty Carneddau stone row), stone #5, and two others utilised as a road support over a stream below the quarry, that are all closely of the same dimensions as the liths at the quarry. I was curious as to why this particular boulder was chosen to use to hew monoliths. Following some observations, I believe I've discovered the answer - details of which will be forthcoming.
It is also curious as to why they seemingly decided not to use the liths (except possibly #5 in the row) and render them unusable (everything but the one lith). To that I'm stumped.
I am uploading 17 relevant photos giving a detailed view of the site (I have many more photos showing even greater detail than in these).
Below is a general description of the photos. Detailed descriptions accompany each photo.
Photo 1: Aerial view of site.
Photo 2: Aerial view with lith numberings.
Photo 3: Shows ground level view of the site as
approached from the north (up from the
valley).
Photo 4: Plan view of lith #1 - which appears
finished "ready to go".
Photos 5 to 13: Show more detailed views of the site from
various positions.
Photos 11 to 13: Show close ups of part of the remaining
core.
Photo 14: Stone #5 of the Rhos Hafotty Carneddau
stone row.
Photo 15: Shows the two liths across the stream -
below the quarry - to prevent road
subsidence.
Photo 16: Aerial view showing proximity of quarry to
settlement.
Photo 17: The closest settlement.
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