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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carreg y Big (Arthog) Alternative Name: Cadair Idris Stone, Llyn Gregennan
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Dolgellau  Nearest Village: Arthog
Map Ref: SH66171384  Landranger Map Number: 124
Latitude: 52.705634N  Longitude: 3.982216W
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.
 4 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
 4

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Carreg y Big (Arthog)
Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Ogham : A lonely place in the winter. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Carreg y Big standing stone near Llyn Gregennan in Gwynedd. There is a nearby National Trust car park from where a number of paths lead to several interesting prehistoric sites. This particular stone is close to the road and unusually situated below a rocky knoll.
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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Ogham : Some of the winter snow still on the mountains. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by JohnnyP : Looking E towards Cadair Idris this stone is just over 6ft tall. (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Horatio : Carreg y Big - sits in a lovely airy position next to a small rocky outcrop with very easy access. Almost don't need to leave the car! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Ogham : Photo taken on the spring equinox 2018. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Bladup : Carreg y Big is found at SH66171384. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by TimPrevett : 30/04/09

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Bladup : A moody Carreg y Big, It's to be found at SH66171384, Not the Site OS number.

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by hairytabs : Carreg y Big (Arthog)

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by TimPrevett : 30/04/09

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by TimPrevett (2 comments)

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by DavidHoyle : The extreme northerly moon rise would have risen just above the small peak visible above the top of the stone.

Carreg y Big (Arthog)
Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by DavidHoyle : It does look like a bird beak from this angle including eye.

Carreg y Big (Arthog)
Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Horatio : Carreg y Big - these 2 photos I've uploaded you wouldn't be they're the same stone! This view showing the flat blunted too, the other view shows the sharper, pointier top to the stone.

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Antonine : Visited 2017

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by TAlanJones : Carreg y Big.

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by DavidHoyle : Looking SW

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by DavidHoyle : Looking South. (1 comment)

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Bladup : Carreg y Big is found at SH66171384.

Carreg y Big (Arthog)
Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by Bladup : Carreg y Big is found by the road and by an outcrop at SH66171384.

Carreg y Big (Arthog)
Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by TimPrevett : 30/04/09

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Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by TimPrevett

Carreg y Big (Arthog)
Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by TimPrevett : Looking N 30/04/09

Carreg y Big (Arthog)
Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by TimPrevett : Looking E / NE 30/04/09

Carreg y Big (Arthog)
Carreg y Big (Arthog) submitted by TimPrevett : 30/04/09

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Re: Carreg y Big (Arthog) by DavidHoyle on Saturday, 15 March 2025
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Could we correct the position - it is a bit off at present and should be more like 52.705673, -3.981956 or SH 66188 13844.

Thanks,
David
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Re: Carreg y Big (Arthog) by PAB on Friday, 10 April 2020
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COFLEIN
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Carreg y Big (Arthog) Street View by Andy B on Friday, 18 December 2015
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Re: Carreg y Big (Arthog) by JohnnyP on Tuesday, 27 February 2007
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The precise location of this stone is SH66171384 [updated, thank you. admin]
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Re: Carreg y Big (Arthog) by JohnnyP on Tuesday, 27 February 2007
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How did Johnny's Comment get attached to my photo?
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    Re: Carreg y Big (Arthog) by Andy B on Tuesday, 27 February 2007
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    I think one of the Admins copied the text over as we don't currentle have a description for this site. Add some text description in a comment and we'll incorporate it in the main page. Is this definitely a different stone to 'Planwydd Helyg Standing Stone' (same grid ref)
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    Re: Carreg y Big (Arthog) by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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    Hi JohnnyP. Firstly let me say thank you for your recent additions to the portal. And I look forward to many more.

    After that, concerning this stone, I updated the site page to include your recent photos, and decided to use one of your pictures as the main photo for the site page, as to me it looked the "best". However, the words are from "Johnny" with my "editorial" changes, from before.

    Its a strange part of the way the portal works, in that if the words for a site are from X, and the main picture is from Y, then it gives the impression that X has sent Y's picture, and that Y has written the words for X's picture. Which is not the real case.

    If you open your picture, you will find your words, and not the other words that seem to be linked to it. As Andy said. If you provide a better wordsy description to go with this site, we will update it, and so it will show your words with your picture.

    On another matter, as Andy implied. We have a bit of a mixmatch of stones and site pages for this area (duplicates, different names etc). If you could send info for us to sort them out it would be appreciated.

    Many thanks again for your contributions. Martyn.
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Re: Carreg y Big (Arthog) by PAB on Monday, 26 February 2007
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Wonderfully clear picture JohnnyP - I hate to ask techy-type questions, but I simply must ask what equipment/settings you have used to achieve this please?

On the subject of the site's name, JohnnyP (2007) and Johnny (2003) mention the fact that '..This particular stone is .......unusually situated below a rocky knoll.' One entry also comments on the apparent mix of Welsh and Engish in the name.

From looking at the ONS Welsh Placenames guide, the 'Big' in the site's name doesn't mean 'large', but (because the inital letter p changes to b after 'y' under the Welsh mutation rules) comes from the welsh 'Pig' meaning 'Point' which is pretty close to 'rocky knoll'!
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    Re: Carreg y Big (Arthog) by DavidHoyle on Saturday, 14 May 2022
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    I believe that pig/big is beak in English. Hence carreg y big is the beak stone. Quite a good name.
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