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<< Our Photo Pages >> Maen Hir Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Powys

Submitted by elanvalleypastandpre on Tuesday, 03 August 2021  Page Views: 370

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maen Hir Stone
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Rhayader  Nearest Village: Cwmystwyth
Map Ref: SN85597577
Latitude: 52.367996N  Longitude: 3.681806W
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.
5 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
5

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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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