<< Our Photo Pages >> Carn March Arthur Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn March Arthur StoneCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tywyn Nearest Village: Aberdyfi
Map Ref: SN6526298167
Latitude: 52.564598N Longitude: 3.989246W
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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Taken from old OS map. This stone may have originally been what the Carn March Arthur legend referred to and for whatever reason the legend ended up misplacing this to a nearby minor "dent" in a rock.
Carn March Arthur Stone, SN6526298167, 52.564602, -3.989245
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"As Arthur was atop his trusty steed Llamrai, the battle was so fierce that a hoof imprint is still apparent in the face of a rock Carn March Arthur."
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