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<< Text Pages >> Coynant Maenhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Carmarthenshire

Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 04 February 2010  Page Views: 3155

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coynant Maenhir
Country: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: SN15412540
Latitude: 51.896494N  Longitude: 4.684214W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
5

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Standing Stone in Carmarthenshire (Sir Caerfyrddin)

"A standing stone c.2.4m high, c.100m to the N of which a barrow/cairn was removed revealing a possible capstone."

Source: Coflein.
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Coynant Maenhir
Coynant Maenhir submitted by Horatio : Coynant Maenhit as viewed from the north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Coynant Maenhir
Coynant Maenhir submitted by Horatio : This stone is about a mile or so north of login but behind a hedge so not visible from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SN1525 : Entrance to Maenhir farm by John Duckfield
by John Duckfield
©2009(licence)
SN1525 : Standing stone near entrance to Maenhir farm by John Duckfield
by John Duckfield
©2009(licence)
SN1524 : Trees near Coynant farm by John Duckfield
by John Duckfield
©2009(licence)
SN1426 : Farm buildings by Alan Hughes
by Alan Hughes
©2020(licence)
SN1526 : Pant yr Hufen by Alan Hughes
by Alan Hughes
©2020(licence)

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 100m N 352° Rhos Coynant Round Barrow(s) (SN154255)
 122m NNE 33° Efailwen-Isaf Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SN15482550)
 134m NE 40° Maen Hir Farm 1* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN155255)
 491m N 3° Maen Hir Farm 4* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN15452589)
 518m W 279° Maen Hir Farm 2 and 3* Standing Stones (SN149255)
 1.1km ENE 69° Bach-sylw* Standing Stones (SN16422575)
 1.1km NW 324° Pantymenyn Ancient Village or Settlement (SN148263)
 1.3km N 353° Carreg Fyrddin Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN153267)
 1.6km W 268° Capel Nebo Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN13852541)
 1.7km E 80° Gwal y Filiast* Chambered Tomb (SN17052564)
 1.7km NNW 333° Castell Garw* Ancient Village or Settlement (SN147269)
 1.7km WNW 301° Glandy Cross Tumulus* Barrow Cemetery (SN140263)
 1.7km NW 312° Meini Gwyr* Henge (SN14172658)
 1.8km NNW 330° Glandymawr* Cairn (SN14562702)
 1.9km NW 308° Yr Allor* Standing Stones (SN13952661)
 2.0km NW 305° Eisteddfa Brynber Round Barrow(s) (SN13842659)
 2.2km W 264° Maen Pica Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN13172524)
 2.3km N 3° Carn Besi* Chambered Tomb (SN15632768)
 2.4km ENE 57° St Clydwen's Church Cross Stone* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SN17452660)
 4.0km WNW 288° Maen Colman Cross Stone* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SN116268)
 4.3km NW 305° Llangolman Round Barrow(s) (SN1228)
 4.4km NNW 332° Gors Fawr Stone Circle* Stone Circle (SN13462938)
 4.5km NNW 333° Gors Fawr Outliers* Standing Stones (SN13512950)
 4.6km N 4° Foel Dyrch, Pentre Galar Cairn (SN159300)
 4.9km ESE 119° Crosshands* Standing Stones (SN196229)
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