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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mynydd Mallaen Alternative Name: Maen Hir, Maen BachCountry: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Llandovery Nearest Village: Cilycwm
Map Ref: SN73564471
Latitude: 52.086256N Longitude: 3.846778W
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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chrisboucher visited on 1st Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Still standing proud, visible when approached from Rhandirmywn. On nearing it is hidden by a false summit however the track goes past it.
It is very dry up there at the moment and moor-fire warnings have been issued locally.
PAB have visited here
This stone is wonderfully located on the Mynydd Mallaen above Rhandirmwyn, and offers magnificent views across to the Brecon Beacons including Pen y Fan and Carmarthen Fan.
The very exposed location has clearly taken its toll of the stone itself, which is made of gray slate - the nature of which inevitably makes it susceptible to splintering as can be seen on the most easterly edge.
It stands 1.4m high, but its position on a slight rise meant that it was visible from a kilometre away. It is also visible from the Maen Bach standing stone and the Crugiau Merched (Ladies' Cairns).
The stone features on the RCAHM site, their reference NPRN 304538, which refers to it simply by the name of the mountain (mynydd meaning mountain in Welsh).
Confusingly, in its reports on the nearby sites mentioned above, RCAHM gives other spellings of the mountain, such as Mynydd Maelaen and Mynydd Melaen, but these seem to be oversights rather than legitimate alternatives.
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