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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cwrt-y-Gollen Alternative Name: The Growing StoneCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Abergavenny Nearest Village: Llangattock
Map Ref: SO2324116860 Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.845042N Longitude: 3.115657W
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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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 2.33 Access: 5
Drs Bevins, Ixer et al point out that this stone compares well with the Altar Stone at Stonehenge. Positioned where it is on a natural routeway along the valleys (today the A40) raises the possibility that the Altar Stone was from this area, added to the collection of Preseli bluestones, which could have been taken along this route to Stonehenge around or shortly before 3000 BC.
According to Wikipedia Cwrt-y-Gollen is no longer an army training camp but is currently used by several services of the British armed forces. Most notably by the British army as a reserve centre for B Detachment (North), 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital. It is also the headquarters for the Gwent and Powys Army Cadet Force (ACF).
Note: This stone has a possible connection to Stonehenge, see our page for more
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