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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Parc-y-Gleision Standing StoneCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Caernarfon
Map Ref: SH54706180
Latitude: 53.133494N Longitude: 4.17333W
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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Parc-y-Gleision Standing stone is on a slight promontory on the lower north-facing slopes of Cefn Du.
The standing stone measures 1.8m in height, 1.2m in thickness from east to west by 0.8m in width. Several packing stones are visible around its base and laying next to the upright is nearly half the original stone [It would have been a big one], You can even see how it once fitted together, Lightning or frost the most likely reasons for the break.
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