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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Powys

Submitted by cerrig on Wednesday, 03 March 2004  Page Views: 6327

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Llandrindod Wells  Nearest Village: Rhyader
Map Ref: SN955606  Landranger Map Number: 147
Latitude: 52.233644N  Longitude: 3.531601W
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.
2 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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Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by cerrig : At just over knee height it's almost lost in the reeds. Looking South. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone just over knee height which gets almost lost in the reeds.
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Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by cerrig : Looking East. Popular with the local birds! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by Bladup : Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone. In the near right background is the ringcairn (the white stone is part of it). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by Bladup : Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd, The Standing Stone, Cist and nearest cairn are all in a row, I followed this row the other way and found this unknown ringcairn west of the standing stone (which is in the background). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by Bladup : Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone, Cist and nearest cairn all in a row, I followed this row the other way and low and behold I found an unknown ringcairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by Bladup : Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone looking towards Saith Maen.

Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by Bladup : Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone. This cist is found between the standing stone and the nearest cairn.

Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by Bladup : Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone.

Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by cerrig : Looking South West. In a gap in the surrounding hills, in the far distance, can be seen the Black mountain.

Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone
Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone submitted by cerrig : Looking South. Beyond the stone can be seen some of the nearby cairns.

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 282m SE 134° Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Ring Cairns* Ring Cairn (SN957604)
 644m WSW 243° Saith Maen WSW* Stone Row / Alignment (SN9492160315)
 1.1km S 177° Drum Ddu cairns* Cairn (SN95535951)
 1.1km NNW 349° y Gamriw 2* Cairn (SN953617)
 1.2km SE 145° Hafen stone pair alignment* Stone Row / Alignment (SN96195958)
 1.4km WNW 303° y Gamriw 1* Ring Cairn (SN943614)
 1.6km E 96° Carn-y-Gelifr* Cairn (SN971604)
 1.7km S 173° Carn Pantmaenllwyd* Cairn (SN95675895)
 2.2km ESE 108° Pen y Ffynnon Cairn* Cairn (SN9755659898)
 2.6km E 92° Carn Wen (Garth) Cairn* Cairn (SN98106046)
 2.6km WNW 291° Waun Sarn Cairn* Cairn (SN93066161)
 2.7km ESE 104° Blaengwynolwyn Uchaf 1, 2, 3* Cairn (SN9808859916)
 2.7km E 98° Ffynnon Mary Cairn* Cairn (SN98216015)
 2.7km ENE 70° Banc Ystrdd-Wen* Ring Cairn (SN981615)
 2.8km NE 51° Cryn-Fryn* Ring Cairn (SN977623)
 3.0km NW 306° Crugian Bach Stone Circle* Stone Circle (SN9314762402)
 3.0km E 93° Garth Cairns 1&2* Cairn (SN9854260365)
 3.0km E 94° Llethr Waun-lwyd Cairns* Cairn (SN98546033)
 3.1km NW 305° Crugian Bach prehistoric monument complex* Barrow Cemetery (SN930624)
 3.2km NE 48° Cae Garw Cairn* Cairn (SN97886268)
 3.3km WNW 296° Gro Hill Cairn 5* Cairn (SN926621)
 3.3km WNW 300° Gro Hill Cairns* Cairn (SN927623)
 3.3km WNW 299° Gro Hill Cairn 2* Cairn (SN92636227)
 3.3km WNW 295° Gro Hill Cairn 4* Cairn (SN925621)
 3.4km WNW 299° Gro Hill Cist* Cist (SN926623)
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Re: Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone by cerrig on Saturday, 30 April 2011
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http://www.coflein.gov.uk/pls/portal/coflein.w_details?inumlink=6037369 Archwilio listing; PRN;5902. Period; Bronze age. Community; Llanafanfawr.
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Re: Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd Standing Stone by cerrig on Sunday, 24 April 2011
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