<< Our Photo Pages >> Garreg Garn Fair - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Carmarthenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Garreg Garn FairCountry: Wales County: Carmarthenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Llandovery Nearest Village: Cynghordy
Map Ref: SN79334310
Latitude: 52.073077N Longitude: 3.76204W
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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A rather squat, but nevertheless attractive and impressive monolith, located on a delightful plateau with magnificent views to the Brecon Beacons & Black Mountains (on a clear day of course!).
It is recorded by the RCAHMW (their ref NPRN 304536) as 'A striking monolith, having distinctive veins of quartz, 0.9m high, by 0.6m, by 0.5m.'
It can be found 50 yards to the north of Garn Fawr / Carn Fair (NPRN 304535). Both stone and cairn are shown on both 25k and 50k OS Maps.
COFLEIN is non-committal as to the age of this rather pleasing standing stone...it merits the climb to visit if you are in the area!
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