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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cae Forgan Standing StoneCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Pen Y Groes Nearest Village: Carmel
Map Ref: SH490547
Latitude: 53.068137N Longitude: 4.255121W
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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The menhir stands elegantly within a low lying field to the West of the village of Carmel. It can be seen from the road that links Carmel to Pen Y Groes. There is a footpath that leads to the stone however it has not been maintained and permission may need to be sought from Cae Forgan farm to access it from a different route.
The stone stands at 1.5m high. It has a much wider base than it's upper parts and it's shape is charmingly skewed.
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