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

Submitted by NickyD on Friday, 14 August 2015  Page Views: 11746

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gileston Alternative Name: Gilestone
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Brecon  Nearest Village: Talybont on Usk
Map Ref: SO11672374  Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.905170N  Longitude: 3.285345W
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.
 3 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
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Standing Stone in Powys, 3m high, set upon level ground on the plain of the River Usk.

Source: Coflein site no. 306013.
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Gileston
Gileston submitted by NickyD : Gileston Image copyright: stonesearcher, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO1123 : Tow path and canal between Pencelli and Talybont Upon Usk by Helene
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SO1223 : Layby alongside A40 near Llansantffraed by Colin Pyle
by Colin Pyle
©2022(licence)
SO1223 : A40 Approaching Llansantffraed by David Dixon
by David Dixon
©2016(licence)
SO1223 : Milestone on loop of old A40, now a layby by Robert Caldicott
by Robert Caldicott
©2017(licence)
SO1223 : Old Milestone by the A40, Llansantfraed, Talybont-on-Usk parish by Milestone Society
by Milestone Society
©2019(licence)

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Re: Gileston by NickyD on Saturday, 15 August 2015
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It was a year ago that I visited this stone so my memory's a little sketchy! I do remember it being on private farm land, quite near the farm house. I did go and see if anyone was in to ask for permission but there was no one around. It took a bit of finding as there were a number of fields and tracks but once you entered the field that it was in there was no missing it as it's huge. A chair of the Gods!!
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Re: Gilston by coldrum on Tuesday, 12 October 2010
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From Coflein:

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/306013/details/GILESTON+STONE%3B+GILESTONE+STONE/
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