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Maenaddwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir

Miscellaneous

According to the dictionary, 'addwyn' is an old fashioned word meaning "gentle, fine; good, brave" - so this is a fine stone indeed. Samuel Lewis, in his 1833 'Topographical Dictionary of Wales' calls it 'the blessed stone'.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/AGY/LlanfihangelTrerBeirdd/index.html
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
4th November 2006ce

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