<< Our Photo Pages >> Meillionen - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: MeillionenCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.104 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Map Ref: SH2960237370
Latitude: 52.906671N Longitude: 4.535206W
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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"An erect monolith, 2.0m tall, it has been drilled for gate-hangers & has been interpreted as a rubbing-post."
Source: Coflein.
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