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<< Our Photo Pages >> Meini Herion Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 10 December 2019  Page Views: 1027

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Meini Herion Stone
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Porthmadog
Map Ref: SH54914276
Latitude: 52.962522N  Longitude: 4.161615W
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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Meini Herion Stone submitted by DJMace : Meini Herion Stone. OS OL18: Harlech, Porthmadog & Y Bala, West Sheet. Easting 42 Northing 54 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Possibly once two stones standing in a field on the southern side of the Afon Henwy in the hills to the north of Porthmadog
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Meini Herion Stone
Meini Herion Stone submitted by DJMace : Meini Herion Stone Looking South-East (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Meini Herion Stone
Meini Herion Stone submitted by DJMace : Meini Herion Stone. Viewed from East to West. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Meini Herion Stone
Meini Herion Stone submitted by DJMace : Meini Herion Stone. North South alignment with menhir/stone visible on the horizon. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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SH5442 : Drained farmland in Cwm Afon Ddu by Christine Johnstone
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SH5542 : Road closure (3)   It was the badgers wot done it! by David Medcalf
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