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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Meini Hirion Alternative Name: Llanbedr, Seward Hill
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Harlech  Nearest Village: Llanbedr
Map Ref: SH58332700  Landranger Map Number: 124
Latitude: 52.821861N  Longitude: 4.103864W
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.
 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
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SolarMegalith visited on 1st Jul 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Visible from the main road, the standing stones are protected with metal fence.

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Meini Hirion submitted by Adam Stanford : A deceptive view of Meini Hirion, with the smaller stone in front and the massive one behind. Not long before sunset and a lovely glow at the end of a beautiful day. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Two stones to the north-west of the church are believed to be the remains of a stone circle.
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Meini Hirion submitted by Justfrank : Blink and you will miss these they are just of a busy main road parking is not good (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Meini Hirion submitted by AngieLake : The chisel-shaped top of the larger stone seen from the side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Meini Hirion submitted by AngieLake : An optical illusion as they appear the same size. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Meini Hirion submitted by AngieLake : Moving around again, the smaller one is noticeably whiter. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Meini Hirion submitted by AngieLake : The small one from the rear.

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Meini Hirion submitted by AngieLake : The stones' shapes change as you stroll around the site.

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Meini Hirion submitted by TimPrevett : Portal member Hailstones stands against the tallest of the pair. This stone, as you see *is* big... and very wedge shaped. Access is off a public footpath a short way away.

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Meini Hirion submitted by w650marion : The stones are big and I am small.

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Meini Hirion submitted by Antonine : 2008

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Meini Hirion submitted by Postman : Well I'll be a monkeys uncle, they've got rid of the railings, wow, and wahey, but, why cant any where else get rid of their railings, we all know of somewhere languishing behind bars.

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Meini Hirion submitted by Postman : Shorty

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Meini Hirion submitted by Postman : Cairn topped Moelfre is the local mother hill, it gets in pictures of many different sites. (2 comments)

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Meini Hirion submitted by Postman : Stones a standing and trees a growing, what a wonderful world.

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Meini Hirion submitted by Postman : Pointy and shorty

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Meini Hirion submitted by Bladup : Meini Hirion.

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Meini Hirion submitted by Bladup

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Meini Hirion submitted by AngieLake : The chisel-shaped top of the larger stone.

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Meini Hirion submitted by AngieLake : Some rather nice lichen on the larger stone.

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Meini Hirion submitted by AngieLake : The small one looks extremely thin from this angle. (8 comments)

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Re: Meini Hirion by w650marion on Monday, 04 July 2022
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Looks like the bypass was cancelled -

https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/19687786.claims-llanbedr-led-garden-path-following-decision-scrap-14m-bypass/

The stones are scheduled -

https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=2471

Working Coflein link -

https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/302694
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Re: Meini Hirion by DavidMed on Monday, 02 October 2017
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October 2017 Sadly this site is under serious threat from Gwynedd Council who have applied for planning permission (to the National Park) to route a new road - the unnecessary and unwanted Llanbedr bypass - through this field.
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Re: Meini Hirion by AngieLake on Wednesday, 22 June 2011
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I didn't see any vicious hedgehogs!
When we visited the church at Llanbedr, the leaflet found there described the stones of Meini Hirion.
Quote:
"As you dodge the traffic to cross the road to the Post Office, Neolithic man is probably very far from your thoughts, but evidence of his life is only a few yards from you.
Just behind the petrol-filling station [NB:this has gone and is replaced by new houses I'd guess!] stand two monoliths, one being ten feet tall, probably the survivor of a group. May be it (they) marked the start of an overland route to the north-north-east, marked out by more standing-stones, near the hilly 'high' road from Llanfair to Llandecwyn, where the old way changes directions, to the north-east towards Trawsfynydd or Ffestiniog."
[Leaflet written by 'JWH 1992']

We parked in the lane leading to the church and when our visit there was over we walked back to the main road, crossed it carefully, and headed back to our right (north) til we found the footpath leading across the fields (west of road). We didn't see a Post Office, either!
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Meini Hirion by coldrum on Wednesday, 22 July 2009
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Coflein:

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/302694/details/LLANBEDR%2C+STANDING+STONES/
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Re: Meini Hirion by Anonymous on Tuesday, 03 September 2002
Ware approaching the fencing too closely. It is fenced for a good reason. There is a rather vicious hedgehog abiding within and has been known to clip intruding appendages on occasion.

Otherwise a great spot to visit.
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