The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Some landscape context for the low-lying stone (centre), looking SW towards Tor y Foel and the Brecon Beacons.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.12.2012)

thesweetcheat Dec 29, 2012

Image of The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

By the time I got here, the Winter sun had already sunk below Myarth, leaving the stone in shadow. Looking NW towards Ffynnon Las.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.12.2012)

thesweetcheat Dec 29, 2012

Image of The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

A fine stone, this. It’s bigger than it looks, standing at over seven feet tall.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.12.2012)

thesweetcheat Dec 29, 2012

Image of The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by cerrig

The view from the road, looking West.

Image credit: cerrig

C

cerrig Jan 21, 2011

Image of The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

The little red dot in the field nextdoor is a fox

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Feb 16, 2008

Image of The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Feb 16, 2008

Image of The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Feb 16, 2008

Image of The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Feb 16, 2008

Image of The Tretower Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: chris bickerton

postman Nov 6, 2006

Articles

The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir

C

CARL Jun 7, 2010

Visited 5.6.10.
Visible from the A479 if you have a quick look through the field gates. But be careful – this is a busy road with very little parking opportunities. Best bet is to pull in next to the field gate in which the stone stands. Although there is no public right of way to the stone it is easily visible and only a short walk to it you want to get up close and personal.

The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir

postman Feb 16, 2008

North of Tretower and within sight of the ruined castle there is this seven and a half foot whopper, failing miserably to hide in a hedge, easily seen driving north on the A759. As we walked over to the stone a red fox ran past stopping momentarily to keep an eye on us. The ‘sacred hill’ Cribarth is to the south.

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Cairn(s) • 4.32km WNW

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Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 4.46km NW

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Cairn(s) • 4.92km SSW

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5.02km NE

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Cairn(s) • 5.1km NNW

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Cairn(s) • 6.51km SW

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Standing Stones • 6.52km E

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.6km W

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Cairn(s) • 6.63km SSE

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.31km NE

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Cairn(s) • 7.51km N

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Cairn(s) • 7.79km SE

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Cairn(s) • 7.96km SE

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Stone Row / Alignment • 8.01km SW

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Cairn(s) • 8.37km E

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Cairn(s) • 8.71km N

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Cairn(s) • 11.21km WSW

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Cairn(s) • 11.31km N

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Hillfort • 11.36km ENE

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Graig-ddu, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 11.36km ENE

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Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 11.93km SW

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.02km SE

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Cairn(s) • 14.78km S

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Cairn(s) • 15km SW

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Cairn(s) • 15.03km ESE

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Cairn(s) • 15.38km WSW

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Hillfort • 15.4km E

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Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.48km NE

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Cairn(s) • 15.66km WSW

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Long Barrow • 16.09km N

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Cist • 16.15km NNE

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Ring Cairn • 16.25km S

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Dyke • 16.27km S

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Coed-y-Polyn

Round Barrow(s) • 16.4km NNW

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Cairn(s) • 16.74km WSW

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Cairn(s) • 17.12km SW

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.51km E

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Hillfort • 17.89km W

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Hillfort • 18.18km W

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Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.26km WSW

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Enclosure • 18.3km WNW

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Pen-y-Wyrlod

Long Cairn • 18.41km N

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Boughrood Court

Round Barrow(s) • 18.42km NW

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Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.47km W

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Hillfort • 18.51km SW

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.55km NW

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2
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.74km WSW

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Fochriw

Cairn(s) • 18.81km SSW

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Cairn(s) • 18.81km SW

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Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 18.83km W

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Cefn Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.01km NNE

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Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.07km WSW

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Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 19.07km SW

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Cefn y Brithdir

Cairn(s) • 19.11km S

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Gold Post

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.24km NNE

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Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 19.39km SW

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Battle

Standing Stones • 19.4km W

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Bryn yr Hydd

Enclosure • 19.48km N

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Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.51km SW

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Wern Derys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.6km NE

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Carn y Bugail

Cairn(s) • 19.82km SSW

11

2
Moll Walbee’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.82km N

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Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 19.92km W

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