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Coynant Maenhir Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Glandymawr Kerbed Cairn |
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Maenpica Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Maen Hir Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Meini Gwyr Stone Circle |
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Rhos Maen Hir Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Yr Allor Standing Stones |
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| This area is supposed to contain nearly 30 sites but as usual there is a trail of destruction. |
Posted by Grendel 26th June 2002ce |
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Maenpica (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 10.10.10 I parked in Efailwen and walked over the cattle grid and along the track to Maenpica farm, ignoring the 'Admittance by appointment only' sign. After walking along the concrete track for 5 minutes the standing stone comes into view in the field to your left, near the overhead cables. The stone appears to be about 6ft high, tapered at the top. As I was 'chancing' the visit anyway, I decided not to risk climbing over the fence and walking across an open field to the stone and settled for a view from the track instead. |
Posted by CARL 15th October 2010ce |
Coynant Maenhir (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 10.10.10 Taking the minor road south east out of Glandy Cross I parked next to the entrance to Maen Hir farm. I walked across the cattle grid and past the two ornamental puffins keeping guard over the farm drive! The standing stone is easily seen to the right and a one minute walk gets you there. The stone is about 4 ft high and right next to the hedge, the top of the stone covered in lichen. When I visited the field was very boggy despite looking dry and full of cows. |
Posted by CARL 15th October 2010ce |
Maen Hir (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 10.10.10 I parked in the hamlet of Pant-Y-Caws and walked the 10 minutes it takes to get to the field in which the stone stands. As with every other site in this area, the field hedgerows are very tall and you need to go to the field gate in order to get a reasonable view of the stone. The stone is at the far end of the field and the two holes in the stone are evident. The stone itself is wide but fairly thin. Be warned – the further up the farm track you walk the muddier it gets! |
Posted by CARL 15th October 2010ce |
Glandymawr (Kerbed Cairn) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 10.10.10 Heading north out of Glandy Cross along the A478 you quickly come to a metal field gate on your left hand side just past a house (there is another metal field gate directly opposite). Park here as best you can but be careful, the A478 is surprising busy. Climb over the gate and follow the hedgerow back along the roadside, towards the house. Keep following the hedgerow and you will end up behind the house garden. In about another 50 metres climb up onto the hedgerow as best you can – the Cairn is just the other side of the hedgerow. This is not easy due to the height of the bank / the brambles and of course the customary barbed wire. (What is it about this part of the world that all the hedges in the area are so high and overgrown yet they still insist on have a barbed wires fence on each side?) I counted 9 stones, all 'higgly piggly' in a pile next to the aforementioned hedgerow. The cairn is basically wrecked, now no more than a jumble of stones. Sad. As per my last visit to the Glandy Cross area I managed to cut myself on the barbed wire! One thing I did notice is that the house you park near has a large stone on the drive which looks remarkably similar to the cairn stones. Hmmm…………. |
Posted by CARL 14th October 2010ce |
Rhos Maen Hir (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 10.10.10 – 10.10am! I parked outside Ysgol Beca Efailwen (school) and walked along the minor road which runs along the south of the school. A short way along the road the stone can be seen in the middle of the field near a telegraph pole, to your left. You will need to climb up the bank to get a look. There is no public access to the field and I didn't fancy trying to get through the hedge and over the fence. I therefore settled for a view from a distance with the binoculars. The stone appears squarish in shape and about 1 metre high. |
Posted by CARL 14th October 2010ce |
Yr Allor (Standing Stones) — Fieldnotes |
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'Visited' 30.6.10. Well dear reader, I can now say I have shed blood for the cause! In the next field to Meini Gwyr stands these pair of stones. Easy enough you may think, a quick look over the hedge and 'Bob's your Uncle'. Unfortunately, the hedge in question is about 7ft high (stone wall / brambles) and has a double barbed wire fence in front of it! No chance of seeing the stones from this side of the hedge so the only thing for it was to look from the top of the hedge. Unfortunately I had left my 'hover boots' at home and during the climb up cut my left leg open and on my way back down cut my right leg open! Despite the blood I at least saw the stones so I guess it was worthwhile? (The little pointy one reminded me of a witches hat). Luckily I do keep a first aid kit in the car for just such emergencies!! If visiting I would suggest you take a small stool or steps - saves the pain! |
Posted by CARL 6th July 2010ce |
Meini Gwyr (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 30.6.10. Access is very easy. There is a layby to park in right next to the field in which the stones stand. A weathered but informative board gives details of the site. The two stones are a short walk into the field which had a lot of cows in it. If you don't like cows, the stones are easily seen from the layby. There appeared to be a raised platform still visible around the stones. Are cows the dullest animals? I am sure they are worse than sheep? At least sheep leave you alone, cows tend to follow you around!! |
Posted by CARL 6th July 2010ce |
Glandymawr (Kerbed Cairn) — Fieldnotes |
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You should probably ask for permission from the house thats next door to the cairn, we didnt, we parked infront of the gate that leads to the field next door, hopped over said gate and started making tracks in the light snow cover toward where I hoped the kerb cairn would be, trespassing is bad...ok, do as I say not as I do. The cairn wasnt where I suppossed it to be, but a quick glance over the wall and bob was me uncle. Reading Kammers misc note and the description by Figgis reveals two changes to the site, the brambles and hedge have gone, but the eastern arc of the circle has dissapeared under a wall, perhaps the wall and the hedge are one and the same, either way its a sad thing to see, it starts its life as the most important thing in the world ( to its builders atleast) then it lasts a few millenia with not much at all happening, then someone thought it a good place for a wall, and ending with me, just someone looking for somewhere cool to spend some time with his son and camera, look at the pictures but dont feel sad they're already dead. Please forgive the melancholy. |
Posted by postman18th February 2010ce |
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Posted by postman 18th February 2010ce |
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