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Penmyarth
Date Added: 12th Aug 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 1
Penmyarth submitted by cerrig on 10th Dec 2010. This shape is why it's called " The Fish stone". Looking East.
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Cwrt-y-Gollen
Date Added: 12th Aug 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Cwrt-y-Gollen submitted by thecaptain on 6th May 2004. Cwrt-y-Gollen, Standing Stone in Powys, SO232168
This magnificent standing stone lives beside the busy A40 just inside the entrance to the Welsh Brigade army camp just to the south of Crickhowell. Over 4 metres high, “The Growing Stone” looks most impressive, and has a pleasant grass and trees area around it.
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Four Stones (Powys)
Date Added: 12th Aug 2015
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Four Stones (Powys) submitted by vicky on 13th Sep 2002. The Four Stones Stone Circle in Powys. Photo taken by Cassian Hall.
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Battle (Powys)
Date Added: 13th Aug 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Ambience 4
Battle (Powys) submitted by virtualuser on 9th Aug 2011. Standing Stone (Battle) (Powys)
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Gileston
Date Added: 14th Aug 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 3
Gileston submitted by NickyD on 13th Aug 2015. Gilestone Image copyright: stonesearcher, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Llwyn-Y-Fedwen
Date Added: 14th Aug 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2014. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 3
Llwyn-y-Fedwen Standing Stone submitted by Johnny on 3rd Jul 2002. Llwyn-y-Fedwen Standing Stone, Powys (SO 157 204):
Marked on maps as standing stone but situated in private farmland. Also known as the Gliffaes stone, at 4.27m this is one of the tallest bronze age standing stones in Wales.
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Coed Ynys Faen
Date Added: 14th Aug 2015
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2014. My rating: Ambience 3 Access 1
Coed Ynys Faen submitted by pab on 12th Apr 2007. Coed Ynys-faen, Stone 2or3, embedded in bank.
This close-up of the stone in the bank of the track shows it to be remarkably intact and erect considering the proximity of the Forestry track - but perhaps I am being unduly cynical
The height from earth to top on the outer face was approx 1.1m. RCAHMW described Stone 2 as "An erect monolith, 0.84m high by 0.64m by 0.51m, possibly destroyed by falling trees" in 1981, so it would be an amazing rediscovery and recovery for the stone in the p...
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The Cross of Moridic (Llanhamlach)
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
The Cross of Moridic (Llanhamlach) submitted by Sunny100 on 26th Nov 2010. Illustration of 'The Cross of Moridic' [by W.G.S] in St Peter & St Illtyd's Church, Llanhamlach.
The cross-slab dates from between the 7th-9th century CE and has a cross and two curious figures carved onto it. And an inscription recalls the name Moridic.
The slab is also decorated with cord-plait interlacing and key patterning.
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Llanhamlach Standing Stone
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 1 Access 4
Llanhamlach Standing Stone submitted by coin on 25th Apr 2015. Llanhamlach Standing Stone, west facing.
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Fennifach
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Fennifach submitted by NickyD on 4th Jan 2016. IMG_3917 Fennifach stone Image copyright: stonesearcher, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Y Pigwn cairn 2
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Y Pigwn cairn 2 submitted by cerrig on 15th Aug 2010. cairn 2, looking West, towards Mynydd Myddfai.
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Trecastle Mountain ENE
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Trecastle Mountain ENE submitted by Robc on 5th Sep 2004. SN83293107
The larger of the two Bronze age stone circles is 23m in diameter with at least 21 surviving stones at pits suggest at least 3 more. There is a slight mound in the circle may cover a burial.
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Trecastle Mountain WSW
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Trecastle Mountain WSW submitted by Robc on 5th Sep 2004. SN83333102
The smaller of the two Bronze age stone circles, This circle has only four stones remaining with possible slots four 4 more. An alignment of what was four stones (2 remain with two sockets) runs for about 30m to the south west from the circle.
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Y Pigwn standing stone
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Y Pigwn standing stone submitted by Postman on 12th Nov 2015. Fallen menhir, it acts as sunrise marker for the winter solstice.
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Defynnog Stone
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Defynnog Stone submitted by h_fenton on 4th Sep 2014. 3D reconstruction of the Defynnog Stone with artificial lighting used to show the carving on the front face of the stone.
17 August 2014
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Tyle Bychan
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Tyle Bychan submitted by sem on 12th Mar 2005. Not very picturesque and like many stones ruined by the agriculture going on around them. However it does have one saving grace - Fan Brycheiniog is visible from here.
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Rock art near Craig Cerrig Gleisiad
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Rock art near Craig Cerrig Gleisiad submitted by Garn on 1st Apr 2014. It's the first rock art I've seen close up.. Its not far from a bronze/ iron age settlement too.
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Carreg Waen Llech
Date Added: 4th Jan 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Carreg Waen Llech submitted by Johnny on 21st Sep 2001. Carreg Waen Llech Standing Stone: (Powys SO 164 175)
High on Llangynidir mountain, Carreg Waen Llech is an attractive standing stone sited in an area commanding impressive views of the Black Mountains. The stone is over six feet in height and has attractive and unusual pitting on its east and west faces.
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Cerrig Duon stone circle
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes
Cerrig Duon stone circle submitted by enkidu41 on 28th Apr 2004. SN 851206
Cerrig Duon (Black Stones) is a 60' x 57' slightly egg-shaped ring of about 22 stones no more than 2' high. The most prominent feature is the outlier, Maen Mawr, standing 30' to the north.
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Harolds Stones
Date Added: 12th Aug 2015
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Harolds Stones submitted by rldixon on 6th May 2009. Harolds stone colour 15th july 2006
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