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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cefn Gwenffrwd Maenhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Carmarthenshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cefn Gwenffrwd Maenhir Alternative Name: Troedrhiwhir Standing Stone
Country: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Llandovery
Map Ref: SN75514725
Latitude: 52.109522N  Longitude: 3.819262W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Cefn Gwenffrwd Maenhir
Cefn Gwenffrwd Maenhir submitted by geoffstickland : Remote, mountain top standing stone about five feet tall (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Carmarthenshire (Sir Caerfyrddin)

Standing stone 2 metres high. Might be an ancient boundary marker.

Coflein site no. 104078
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Re: Cefn Gwenffrwd Maenhir by geoffstickland on Friday, 02 August 2019
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Ancient Monuments UK (Carmarthenshire) states that this stone is called
TROEDRHIWHIR Standing Stone
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    Re: Cefn Gwenffrwd Maenhir by Anne T on Saturday, 03 August 2019
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    Thanks Geoff. If you see the Coflein entry for NPRN 104078, two names are given: CEFN GWENFFRWD MAENHIR;TROEDRHIWHIR STANDING STONE. Both are recorded on the main site page, one as the main name, the other as the alternative name. Do you want these swapping over?
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