<< Our Photo Pages >> Cwm Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Powys
Submitted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 02 September 2006 Page Views: 4688
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cwm StoneCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Llandrindod Wells Nearest Village: Hundred House
Map Ref: SO10185630
Latitude: 52.197590N Longitude: 3.315567W
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 |
Internal Links:
External Links:
I have visited· I would like to visit
Penbron TimPrevett have visited here
The 1:25000 map records 3 standing stones here, yet Coflein records just one. A visit in person (a fleeting view from the roadside) yields one stone standing around knee height, and another fallen stone to its SW.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
764m NW 310° Gwernfach Cairns I,II,III & IV* Cairn (SO096568)
1.5km WNW 295° Court Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SO08865695)
1.5km W 261° Castle Bank (Radnorshire)* Hillfort (SO08695608)
1.6km SSW 207° Perthi Common Cairns 1, 2, 3, 4* Cairn (SO0940654856)
1.8km WNW 285° Court Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO08495680)
2.0km N 351° Gelli Hill Cairn A* Cairn (SO09895828)
2.1km NNW 340° Gelli Hill Circle* Stone Circle (SO095583)
2.2km NNW 339° Gelli Hill Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO09425837)
2.2km SW 226° The Gaer* Hillfort (SO08555480)
2.4km WNW 284° Upper House Cairns I,II & III* Cairn (SO079569)
2.5km SSW 209° Bryntwppa* Stone Row / Alignment (SO08905410)
2.6km NNW 339° Gelli Hill Cairn B* Cairn (SO09305870)
2.7km SW 226° Cilberllan Ring Cairn* Cairn (SO0815654436)
3.3km SW 231° Cwm-Berwyn Round Cairn* Cairn (SO076543)
3.3km WSW 242° Cwmberwyn Camp* Hillfort (SO07275481)
3.6km NE 53° Graig Camp* Hillfort (SO131584)
3.6km WSW 252° Carneddau Hill Cairn II* Round Barrow(s) (SO06705527)
3.6km WSW 255° Carneddau Hill Cairn I.* Round Barrow(s) (SO06645544)
3.6km NNW 330° Careg-Wiber* Ancient Village or Settlement (SO08395948)
3.7km NNW 332° Carreg Gwiber 1* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO08515960)
3.9km NNW 330° Carregwiber Bank* Cairn (SO08325970)
4.0km NNW 331° Carreg Gwiber 2* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO08295988)
4.2km NNW 334° Carredwiber Bank* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO08436009)
4.2km WSW 237° Carneddau Hill Cairn* Cairn (SO06625407)
4.2km NW 317° Little Hill Cairn (III)* Cairn (SO07345943)
View more nearby sites and additional images