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Submitted by baz on Thursday, 04 March 2004  Page Views: 16668

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wern Derys Alternative Name: Wern Derries
Country: England County: Herefordshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Hay-on-Wye  Nearest Village: Michaelchurch Ecsley
Map Ref: SO30363726  Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 52.029360N  Longitude: 3.016472W
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.
 4 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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Wern Derys submitted by baz : Wern Derys standing stone. In the parish of Michaelchurch Escley, five miles south-east of Hay-on-Wye (Grid Ref. SO 30367 37265). This is the tallest standing stone in Herefordshire, measuring 7`9". (Vote or comment on this photo)
Wern Derys standing stone is in the parish of Michaelchurch Escley, five miles south-east of Hay-on-Wye (Grid Ref. SO 30367 37265).

This is the tallest standing stone in Herefordshire, measuring 7`9".
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Wern Derys submitted by LouiseHartfield : A beautiful evening visiting this standing stone. Accidentally caught the sun passing exactly over top as passed to the west to set. Cows in the field with young bullocks so limited time spent there. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wern Derys submitted by Bladup : The wonderfully shaped Wern Derys [King stone] standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wern Derys submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wern Derys submitted by SolarMegalith : Wern Derys Standing Stone - menhir located near the road leading to ruined farm (photo taken on July 2008). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wern Derys submitted by Postman : Later in the morning of the spring equinox 2023

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : At the "front" face of the stone were masses of flowers, petals and other (natural) items laying around, there had obviously been some sort of ceremony carried out here a day or two before I got here. Lovely to see this stone used for such things, the multicoloured flower petals adding greatly to the place.

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : A wander around the stone in the rain. A nice side view showing the strata within the rock

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : I found a side lane off to the south of the lane, guarded by a magnificent old oak tree with a wooden sign hanging on it, and various carved pumpkins etc positioned around

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Wern Derys submitted by Postman : Wern Derys, the king stone, a tall and fine stone.

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Wern Derys submitted by Postman : Stone, son and his turbocharged car.

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Wern Derys submitted by Postman : The king stone, been meaning to come here for twenty years, had I known it was so close to Arthur's stone I would have done so sooner.

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : A wander around the stone in the rain.

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : At the "front" face of the stone were masses of flowers, petals and other (natural) items laying around, there had obviously been some sort of ceremony carried out here a day or two before I got here. Lovely to see this stone used for such things, the multicoloured flower petals adding greatly to the place.

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : A wander around the stone. The "front" face.

Wern Derys
Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : At the "front" face of the stone were masses of flowers, petals and other (natural) items laying around, there had obviously been some sort of ceremony carried out here a day or two before I got here. Lovely to see this stone used for such things, the multicoloured flower petals adding greatly to the place.

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : A wander around the stone in the rain.

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : A wander around the stone in the rain. The "back" face.

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Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain : Further down the track and it opened up into a field, and there was the stone, standing proud over to the right, so I went for a quick wander around it in the rain.

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Re: Wern Derys by LouiseHartfield on Monday, 12 August 2024
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A beautiful evening visiting this standing stone. Accidentally caught the sun passing exactly over top as passed to the west to set.
Cows in the field with young bullocks so limited time spent there. 11/08/24
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Re: Wern Derys by TheCaptain on Thursday, 03 January 2019
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My notes from a visit, 8th November 2018.

On this stormy November day it was not the easiest to get to, with several road closures in the region through flooding and trees down. When I finally got to the lane leading out to the stone, in places it was more like driving along a stream bed than a road!

When I got to the stone, I was expecting to see it from the lane, but it was hiding from me, so I parked up and got out in the rain for a better look. I found a side lane off to the south of the lane, guarded by a magnificent old oak tree with a wooden sign hanging on it, and various carved pumpkins etc positioned around; there had obviously been some sort of party hereabouts in recent times. I decided to carry on down the track, as I was doing no harm and there was nobody around to ask.

Further down the track and it opened up into a field, and there was the stone, standing proud over to the right, so I went for a quick wander around it in the rain. At the "front" face of the stone were masses of flowers, petals and other (natural) items laying around, there had obviously been some sort of ceremony carried out here a day or two before I got here. Lovely to see this stone used for such things, the multicoloured flower petals adding greatly to the place. However, it was raining pretty badly, so I didn't hang around too long!
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Re: Wern Derys by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 23 July 2013
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Re: Wern Derys by ironageman on Thursday, 05 February 2004
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The stone fell in the 1980s and has been re-erected. There is a legend that a great general is buried here, and that a farmer once dug round the stone and hitched twelve horses to it to try to uproot it.
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