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<< Our Photo Pages >> Trefach - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Pembrokeshire

Submitted by PaulM on Monday, 06 January 2003  Page Views: 5345

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Trefach Alternative Name: Y Garreg Hir
Country: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Newport  Nearest Village: Brynberian
Map Ref: SN064351  Landranger Map Number: 145
Latitude: 51.980541N  Longitude: 4.820459W
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
2 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.
3 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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Anne T visited on 21st Aug 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Trefach, Pembrokeshire. This stone was literally just round the corner from Gellifawr, where we were staying. We parked at the entrance to the field on the corner of the road and walked up to the footpath which leads up to Waun Mawn. There was actually a couple of parking spaces at the bottom of the footpath so we could have driven closer, but after a long car journey, it was nice to put feet to tarmac and grass again. The footpath rises up a gentle hill, and after a few paces, there was what appeared to be a cairn to the left hand side. Looking up the hill, Trefach became visible on the horizon. There was a clear track leading up to the stone, so we followed this. The stone is surrounded by a low wire fence, presumably to protect it from the stock (in this case a small herd of Welsh ponies, who curiously came to see what we were doing and what food we might have brought!). The views over the Afon Gwaun Valley to the east were lovely. (as Paul M says in his description of the site: ‘commanding’). To the north west, there were views over crags at what I think is Carn Ingli. Near the main Trefach stone, there was a fallen stone, which looked as if it might have stood upright. The field was also littered with groups of stones which looked like possible cairns. This was the start of a couple of hours exploring some pretty interesting sites within the Cwm Gwaun valley.

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Trefach
Trefach submitted by PaulM : The Trefach Stone. Please see the Megalith Map site entry for details. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone or Possible Remains of a Chambered Tomb in Pembrokeshire

Marked on the 1:25,000 map as a standing stone this site lies close to a public footpath.

There is some suggestion (from Figgis and from Children & Nash) that a chambered tomb was once located in this area. Figgis suggests that this stone is the last remaining evidence of such a monument but Children & Nash found no evidence of the tomb.

A fine 2m+ stone remains today and the boundary of the field is littered with boulders that could easily have been part of a tomb.

The stone is in a commanding position overlooking the headwaters of the Afon Gwaun although when I visited the usual Pembrokeshire mist prevailed.
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Trefach
Trefach submitted by Horatio : This stone commands a view overlooking Mynydd Carn Ingli (in the background but covered in Pembrokeshire mist/clag in this photo) there are numerous stones in the immediate vicinity. Some believe, several of these along with the Trefach stone may actually be remnants of a chambered tomb but no archeology has backed this up. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Trefach
Trefach submitted by Penbron : Trefach Standing stone and Carn Ingli beckons yonder. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Trefach
Trefach submitted by Anne T : The Trefach stone seen on the horizon from the beginning of the footpath from the road to Trefach farm from Gwellifar. When we visited, the field had a small herd of friendly Welsh ponies, who were curious as to what we were up to, and what food we might have brought! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Trefach
Trefach submitted by Anne T : This was only one grouping of stones within the field which looked like a possible cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Trefach
Trefach submitted by Anne T : The Trefach Stone looking eastwards over the Afon Gwaun valley.

Trefach
Trefach submitted by Anne T : There was another fallen, shaped stone nearby. It looked as if this had stood upright next to the Trefach stone.

Trefach
Trefach submitted by Anne T : The Trefach stone looking up the hill towards Cerrig Ladron.

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Re: Trefach by coldrum on Wednesday, 08 July 2009
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