<< Our Photo Pages >> Llech Llia Recumbent Monolith - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Wales in Powys
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Llech Llia Recumbent MonolithCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Brecon Nearest Village: Heol Senni
Map Ref: SN92381908
Latitude: 51.859893N Longitude: 3.564181W
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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This stone, which may be a toppled Menhir or a recumbent, is a new find (2010). It lies on the verge of the road, next to a fence. The reason for it's inclusion as an ancient site is due to it's position within the landscape.
It was realised, by RCAHMW field workers over 40 years ago, that there was a geometric relationship between Maen Llia standing stone and the other nearby monuments . Along with a double banked henge and a ring cairn, they formed an Isosceles triangle, with a "working platform" contained inside the triangle, and sited on the centre line.
This "new" stone would seem to confirm this relationship, as it is sited on the base line of the triangle, where the centre line crosses it.
If this is a genuine site, and no proper thorough official investigation has as yet taken place, it would add a very interesting site to the "geometry" debate.
The stone has been initially assessed by the RCAHMW, and added to their database: Read More at Coflein.
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