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<< Other Photo Pages >> Maen Llwyd (Rhosdyrnog) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Powys

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maen Llwyd (Rhosdyrnog) Alternative Name: Rhosdyrnog, Cae-Yr-Hen Eglwys
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Machynlleth  Nearest Village: Darowen
Map Ref: SH8277400577  Landranger Map Number: 135
Latitude: 52.590312N  Longitude: 3.73188W
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
4 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.
3 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
4

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Standing Stone in Powys

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SH8200 : Wtra, Rhos Dyrnog by Mike Parker
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 147m ESE 120° Carreg Noddfa Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH829005)
 2.7km NNE 16° Maen Llwyd (Commins Coch)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH8359303171)
 5.9km W 272° Ffynnonau Penegoes* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SH76820092)
 7.0km E 90° Yr Allor Cairn Cairn (SH89840040)
 7.5km W 270° Maen Llwyd (Machynlleth)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SH7529600819)
 7.5km E 89° Cerrig Gaerau* Stone Circle (SH903005)
 7.5km E 90° Newydd Fynyddog Enclosure Misc. Earthwork (SH903004)
 7.6km E 89° Lled-Croen-Yr-Ych* Stone Circle (SH90400055)
 7.8km W 273° Pistyll Gwn Medicinal Well (Machynlleth)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SH7495101112)
 8.4km E 91° Newydd Fynyddog Cairn (SH912003)
 9.2km E 98° Ffridd yr Ystrad Standing Stone Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN9188699066)
 10.0km SSE 147° Staylittle* Barrow Cemetery (SN880920)
 10.1km ESE 116° Twr-Gwyn Mawr* Cairn (SN9181695935)
 10.3km ESE 115° Trannon Moor* Cairn (SN92049609)
 10.3km ESE 116° Trannon circles* Ring Cairn (SN91899577)
 10.4km ESE 117° Careg Lwyd* Stone Row / Alignment (SN91949569)
 11.3km NNE 13° Camlan* Modern Stone Circle etc (SH855115)
 11.6km ESE 117° Esgair Draenllwyn Stone Row / Alignment (SN93039505)
 11.8km WSW 249° Brwyno-Canol* Stone Row / Alignment (SN71569666)
 11.9km ESE 115° Bryn yr Aran Stone Circle (SN935953)
 12.1km S 178° Carreg Wen (Hafren)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN829885)
 12.1km SSE 162° Cwmbiga* Cairn (SN86338902)
 12.1km SSW 201° Afon Hyddgen* Stone Row / Alignment (SN78088943)
 12.8km NNE 26° Collfryn mound* Artificial Mound (SH8864511916)
 12.8km S 184° Pen Pumlumon-Arwystli* Cairn (SN815878)
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