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<< Our Photo Pages >> Maen Hir (Cloigyn) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Carmarthenshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maen Hir (Cloigyn) Alternative Name: Garreg Fawr
Country: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Carmarthen
Map Ref: SN4393713807
Latitude: 51.801068N  Longitude: 4.264752W
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
no data 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
4
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Maen Hir (Cloigyn)
Maen Hir (Cloigyn) submitted by Postman : January 2006 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Carmarthenshire (Sir Caerfyrddin)

Standing Stone between Pontantwn and Cloigyn Fawr.

Information from The Ancient Stones of Wales, by Chris Barber and John Godfrey Williams, published 1989, ISBN 0951044478.

Coflein site no. 303934.
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Maen Hir (Cloigyn)
Maen Hir (Cloigyn) submitted by Bladup : Maen Hir (Cloigyn). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maen Hir (Cloigyn)
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Maen Hir (Cloigyn)
Maen Hir (Cloigyn) submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maen Hir (Cloigyn)
Maen Hir (Cloigyn) submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maen Hir (Cloigyn)
Maen Hir (Cloigyn) submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maen Hir (Cloigyn)
Maen Hir (Cloigyn) submitted by Postman : Another "fish stone"

Maen Hir (Cloigyn)
Maen Hir (Cloigyn) submitted by Postman : 6yr old daughter for scale

Maen Hir (Cloigyn)
Maen Hir (Cloigyn) submitted by Postman : Garreg Fawr (Peneeli)

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 7.2km N 359° Carmarthen Museum* Museum (SN4408620973)
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