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Submitted by elanvalleypastandpre on Tuesday, 03 August 2021 Page Views: 591

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maen Hir Stone
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Rhayader Nearest Village: Cwmystwyth
Map Ref: SN85597577
Latitude: 52.367996N Longitude: 3.681806W
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

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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 Accuracy:

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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**Maen Hir Stone** submitted by elanvalleypastandpresent : Maen Hir Stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Standing Stone (Menhir) in Powys

A large stone which almost ended up under the road, once a standing stone. 3m long.
The stone is said to once stood on the northern side of the road, but was moved when the road was widened in the 1990s.
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