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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hirdre-faig - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Anglesey (Sir Ynys Mon)

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 24 March 2003  Page Views: 12455

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hirdre-faig
Country: Wales County: Anglesey (Sir Ynys Mon) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Llangefni  Nearest Village: Talwrn
Map Ref: SH484745  Landranger Map Number: 114
Latitude: 53.245808N  Longitude: 4.27345W
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
4 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.
4 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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Hirdre-faig
Hirdre-faig submitted by pab : Site in Anglesey (Sir Ynys Mon) Looking towrads the western face, with the line of a disused railway beyond the field boundary. COFLEIN reports the stone as "Large standing stone located within an enclosed field on an E-W aligned ridge. The stone is 2.5m tall, 1.4m wide and 0.5m in depth. It is aligned N-S and has a weathered surface and a rectangular profile with parallel sides that rise... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing stone in Anglesey

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Hirdre-faig submitted by raythemapman : A large 7 foot Stone located in the middle of a large field. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hirdre-faig submitted by raythemapman : The man made cut at the top of the stone lines itself up with the Sun at dawn on the Summer Solstice. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hirdre-faig submitted by pab : Site in Anglesey (Sir Ynys Mon) It is always ggod to have a precise marker available - many thanks to the 5ft marker in this view looking towards the NE. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Hirdre-faig
Hirdre-faig submitted by pab : Site in Anglesey (Sir Ynys Mon) Set in enclosed pasture, this is the 'North Face', showing the extent of undermining by livestock. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Hirdre-faig by PAB on Thursday, 10 May 2007
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Condition: 4
Ambience: 3
Access: 4

NB: Access only possible with permission of landowner. PAB has contact details obtained from adjacent householder if anyone wants them - but it didn't feel particularly special! Imminent rain may have influenced impression however...
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