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<< Our Photo Pages >> Maen Crwn - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Conwy

Submitted by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 06 April 2010  Page Views: 10312

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maen Crwn
Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Conway  Nearest Village: Penmaenmawr
Map Ref: SH73107499
Latitude: 53.256694N  Longitude: 3.903718W
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
 5 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
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TheCaptain visited on 13th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 2 A bit further southwest, and now into an open paddock like area below the farm, and this large stone is stood in the open grass below an avenue of trees. It has a scratches T + J on its southern face, along with other graffitti.

Klingon visited on 25th Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3

elad13 visited on 19th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2

Marko visited on 23rd Apr 2021 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 2

markj99 visited on 20th Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 This substantial squat stone may have some connection with the nearby Red Farm Stone Circle.

trystan_hughes visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3

sorschaL AngieLake have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4.17 Access: 2.5

Maen Crwn
Maen Crwn submitted by stu : Nice standing stone in field outside Red Farm. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Very large standing stone on the south side of the track, a little west from the Red Farm stone circle.

Link to Coflein coflein.gov.uk/en/site/303072/

Note: Guided walk around ancient sites, Penmaenmawr, North Wales 15 May 2010, see comment
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Maen Crwn
Maen Crwn submitted by AngieLake : Maen Crwn appears to be glowing with some strange radiation here! (Sun flare in lens I guess!) Looking south, with the avenue of pines to the right, bordering the pathway to the Druids Circle. (8 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Maen Crwn submitted by postman : Later in the morning of a fantastic summer solstice sunrise. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Maen Crwn submitted by TimPrevett : Maen Crwn with Red Farm stone circle to rear right. Notice suspicious looking gatepost midway between the two! Time didn't permit a closer look on this occasion. 25th July 2010. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Maen Crwn submitted by TheCaptain : This large stone is stood in the open grass below an avenue of trees. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Maen Crwn submitted by TheCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Maen Crwn
Maen Crwn submitted by TheCaptain : This large stone is stood in the open grass below an avenue of trees. Remains of Red Farm Stone Circle can be seen in the field beyond the wall, with the sea in the distance

Maen Crwn
Maen Crwn submitted by TimPrevett : Maen Crwn - The Crown Stone 16/12/16. Passed here so many times. Hadn't notice that the hillside upon which it's sited is 'Bryn Derwydd' - The Hill of the Druid. Also hadn't noticed the graffiti from 1872, possibly with initials and a date. Didn't notice the initial and possible date until reviewing the photos - hence near-duplicates. Just goes to show, it's always worth looking over the sites and...

Maen Crwn
Maen Crwn submitted by TimPrevett : Maen Crwn - The Crown Stone 16/12/16. Passed here so many times. Hadn't notice that the hillside upon which it's sited is 'Bryn Derwydd' - The Hill of the Druid. Also hadn't noticed the graffiti from 1872, possibly with initials and a date. Didn't notice the initial and possible date until reviewing the photos. Just goes to show, it's always worth looking over the sites and places you think you kn...

Maen Crwn
Maen Crwn submitted by TimPrevett : Maen Crwn - The Crown Stone 16/12/16. Passed here so many times. Hadn't notice that the hillside upon which it's sited is 'Bryn Derwydd' - The Hill of the Druid.

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Maen Crwn submitted by Bladup : Maen Crwn.

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Maen Crwn submitted by Bladup

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Maen Crwn submitted by Bladup

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Maen Crwn submitted by Postman : Tal Y Fan rises beyond Maen Crwn

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Maen Crwn submitted by Bladup : Maen Crwn in the shade.

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Maen Crwn submitted by AngieLake : Maen Crwn's east side.

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Maen Crwn submitted by AngieLake : A side view of Maen Crwn, looking at its north/south alignment. Here the tip aligns with a dip in the hillside to north, and its shoulder slopes sharply away to the west. Re-checking the photo of the stone's western side, I wondered if this 'slope' was natural, or man-made for some reason.

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Maen Crwn submitted by AngieLake : A close-up of Maen Crwn's west side, 24th September 2005.

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Maen Crwn submitted by AngieLake : Maen Crwn sitting in its field. As you walk along an avenue of pine trees beside a cottage on the way back to the Jubilee Pillars from the Druids Circle, you will see this view to the right of the pathway (looking approx NE).

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Maen Crwn submitted by LivingRocks : This large standing stone is the easiest feature to locate when looking for Red Fam Circle,it stands close to the path in the field next to the circle.

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Re: Maen Crwn by RosaReeves on Monday, 20 August 2018
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has anyone else noticed that the notch on the top of Maen Crwn lines up with Maen Amor on top of the ridge opposite?
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Re: Maen Crwn by Anne T on Monday, 14 August 2017
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For more information see Coflein NPRN 303072 which describes this as "A moderately large standing stone located to the east of a house which measures approximately 1.2m high by 0.8m diameter."
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Re: Maen Crwn by sem on Friday, 02 June 2017
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OS grid ref (Coflein) SH73107499
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Guided walk around ancient sites, Penmaenmawr, North Wales 15 May 2010 by Andy B on Tuesday, 06 April 2010
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PAB writes:

Guided walk around ancient sites North Wales 15 May 2010

The RCAHMW - Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales - has details on its website of a great opportunity to visit some of the ancient sites in the northern Carneddau, centred on the hills above Penmaenmawr

RCAHMW say that the walk will be a tour around both new discoveries and some better-known sites. They think it will appeal to all those who enjoy mountain scenery and are interested in looking at ancient sites and wish to know more about them.

The precise route and distance of the walk will depend on the size of the group but it will be around 8 miles and of moderate intensity.

At present the RCAHMW are trying to gauge the level of interest - it sounds exactly the sort of thing Portal members would love to support!

Contact details are on the RCAHMW site
http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/HI/ENG/About+Us/Press+and+News/Events+Diary/?event=32

(put on this page as it's the closest ancient site to Penmaenmawr railway station - AB)
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Re: Maen Crwn by Anonymous on Tuesday, 14 April 2009
This is a mighty standing stone and very close to at least 4 other circles. Beautiful
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