<< Our Photo Pages >> Maen Hir (Conwy) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Conwy (Bwrdeistref Sirol)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maen Hir (Conwy)Country: Wales County: Conwy (Bwrdeistref Sirol) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Conwy Nearest Village: Rowen
Map Ref: SH74787496
Latitude: 53.256824N Longitude: 3.878538W
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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matthew_jones visited on 1st Jul 2021 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3
trystan_hughes visited on 16th Feb 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3
Access is questionable as it is on farm land, and difficult - high, ungated dry stone walls adjoin the path running SW-NE.
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