Bwlch Standing Stone — The Modern Antiquarian

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Images

Image of Bwlch Standing Stone by thesweetcheat

Looking northwest.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.12.2012)

thesweetcheat Dec 23, 2012

Image of Bwlch Standing Stone by thesweetcheat

Winter morning, Bwlch.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.12.2012)

thesweetcheat Dec 23, 2012

Image of Bwlch Standing Stone by thesweetcheat

Looking ESE. Be-cairned Pen Cerrig-calch is the mountain on the left, wooded Myarth hill on the right.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.12.2012)

thesweetcheat Dec 23, 2012

Image of Bwlch Standing Stone by thesweetcheat

Eye of the needle.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.12.2012)

thesweetcheat Dec 23, 2012

Image of Bwlch Standing Stone by thesweetcheat

Looking northeast.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.12.2012)

thesweetcheat Dec 23, 2012

Image of Bwlch Standing Stone by thesweetcheat

Looking towards Garn Caws, Pant Llywd and Carreg wen Fawr y Rugos.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.5.2010)

thesweetcheat May 9, 2010

Image of Bwlch Standing Stone by thesweetcheat

Bwlch standing stone, with helpful ovine scale.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.5.2010)

thesweetcheat May 9, 2010

Image of Bwlch Standing Stone by thesweetcheat

Panorama of Bwlch standing stone in its landscape, above the Usk Valley. The Sugar Loaf is on the left, the wooded Myarth is in the centre and the stone itself stands in the meadow, on the right of the picture.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.5.2010)

thesweetcheat May 9, 2010

Articles

Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir

C

CARL Jun 7, 2010

Visited 5.6.10.
Easy one this. As you drive along the A40 through Bwlch the road bends to the left and the stone is easily seen in the large field to your left. There are plenty of parking places in the village and it is only a short walk to the stone. I am no expert by any means but it gave me the impression of a rubbing stone?

Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir

thesweetcheat Mar 15, 2009

Standing Stone (1.8m tall) in Bwlch village. According to Coflein, traces of Ogam and Latin inscriptions have been claimed, but not substantiated, and all markings on the stone are attributed to recent agricultural usage (used as a cattle rubbing post).

A number of other standing stones are found in the vicinity, the Llangynidr Stone, the Tretower Stone and the Fish Stone are all within 4 km. Bwlch is also on a Roman road.

Sites within 20km of Bwlch Standing Stone

Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.11km NNE

13

1

3
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.61km SE

7

2
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 1.71km NNE

2

1
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 1.91km NNE

12

1
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 2.5km NNE

3

1
Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 2.76km NNE

3

1
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.99km ENE

9

2
Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 3.24km NNE

3

1
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 3.26km NE

9

2

1
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 3.59km NE

5

1
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 3.6km WNW

18

1
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 3.69km N

8

1
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 3.71km WSW

14

1
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.79km W

3
The Fish Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.9km E

9

2

6
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 4.5km NNE

8

1
Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.62km SSW

14

4
Cwalca Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 4.63km SSE

7

3
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 4.67km NNE

10

1
Carreg Waun Llech

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.68km SE

11

3
Pant Llwyd

Cairn(s) • 4.79km SSW

14

3
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 5.34km ENE

12

1
Garn Caws

Round Cairn • 5.5km SSW

14

3
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 5.67km N

3

1
Penffawyddog

Enclosure • 5.72km ESE

1
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.86km NNE

14

2
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 5.93km N

20

2
Nant-y-Wern

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.04km SSW

1
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 6.17km ENE

29

1
Darren (Crickhowell)

Ring Cairn • 6.24km E

6

1
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 6.34km WSW

12

2
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 6.59km N

15

4
Gwernvale

Chambered Tomb • 6.61km E

29

1

9

1
Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 6.7km ENE

34

1
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 6.8km WNW

9

8

1
Coed Pentwyn

Hillfort • 7.15km ESE

1
Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)

Cairn(s) • 7.29km SSW

16

2
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

7.34km ENE

6

2
Garn Goch (Llangatwg)

Long Barrow • 7.47km E

13

5
Crug Hywel Camp

Hillfort • 7.67km E

41

3
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 7.78km NNE

7

1

3

1
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.8km WNW

2

3
Eglwys Faen

Cairn(s) • 7.86km ESE

6

3
Standard Street

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.94km E

7

2
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.01km NE

3

1
Mynydd Llangatwg

Cairn(s) • 8.03km SE

5

1

1
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 8.27km WSW

13

2

2
Llangenny Camp

Enclosure • 8.46km E

7

2
Ogof Darren Cilau cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 8.58km ESE

1
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 8.67km NNE

20
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 8.68km NNE

33

3
Mynydd Pen-cyrn

Cairn(s) • 8.71km ESE

10

5
Twr Pen-cyrn Circle

Ring Cairn • 9.08km ESE

4

2
Twr Pen-cyrn cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.14km ESE

23

5
Coed Ynys Faen

Standing Stones • 9.24km E

7

3
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 9.37km NNE

20

2
Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.48km NE

25

4
Waun Cryn

Cairn(s) • 9.5km ESE

1
Penyrwrlodd

Long Cairn • 9.59km NNW

19

3

1
Twyn Bryn March

Cairn(s) • 9.66km S

1
The Growing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.71km E

16

1

7
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 9.86km WNW

1

1
Llangenny

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.86km E

4

4
Crug-y-Gaer

Hillfort • 9.96km ESE
Garn Felen

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.06km SW

4

2
Twyn Ceiliog

Cairn(s) • 10.15km SSW

10

1

2
Cefn yr Ystrad

Cairn(s) • 10.31km SW

24

5
Nant yr Ychen

Round Cairn • 10.36km ENE

1

2
Pen y Gadair Fawr

Round Cairn • 10.48km NE

25

3
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 10.54km NW
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 10.71km N

1
Disgwylfa

Cairn(s) • 11.04km ENE

8

2
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal

Cairn(s) • 11.22km E

37

3
Mynydd Bychan

Platform Cairn • 11.24km NNE

19

3
Fan y Big

11.33km WSW

11

2

1
Odyn-fach

Stone Circle • 11.39km SSW
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 11.4km W

12

3
Hillis Camp, Llanfilo

Hillfort • 11.47km NW

2
Pen-yr-Allt

Enclosure • 11.47km NW

1
Tor Glas

Round Cairn • 11.66km WSW

5

1
Y Das

Round Barrow(s) • 11.92km NNE

12

3
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 11.98km W

2

1
Wern Frank Wood

Cairn(s) • 12.06km NNE

12

1
Twynau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 12.07km SW

12

1
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.45km WSW

21

1
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.49km WSW

8

4
Ffynnon Ishow

Sacred Well • 12.65km ENE

1

2
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 12.67km WSW

15

1
Bedd y Gwr Hir

Cairn(s) • 12.86km ESE

2
Abercriban

Cairn(s) • 12.88km SW

12

2
Ffostyll

Long Barrow • 13.19km N

31

1

4
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

Cairn(s) • 13.3km SE

9

2
Garn Wen (Crucorney)

Cairn(s) • 13.48km ENE

27

2
Tre Durn Wood

Enclosure • 13.52km NW

1
Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 13.62km ENE

22

3
Carreg Maen Taro

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.69km ESE

9

5
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 13.76km WSW

51

9

1
Nant Bwch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.78km NE

2

1

1
Pontsticill ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 14.02km SW

9

1
Graig-ddu, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 14.15km ENE

24

1

3
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 14.21km WSW

34

5
Twyn y Gaer (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 14.35km ENE

22

3

1
Bryn y Groes

Chambered Tomb • 14.45km N

1

1
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 14.69km W

26

4
Carn-Ddu

Cairn(s) • 14.7km SW

16

1

2
Y Domen Fawr

Cairn(s) • 14.8km SSE

7

2
Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan

Hillfort • 14.93km W

1

1
Pipton

Long Cairn • 15.32km N

5

3
Cwm Moel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.4km SW

13

1
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 15.51km W

1

2
Carn Blorenge

Round Cairn • 15.61km ESE

33

3
Hatterrall Hill

Promontory Fort • 15.61km ENE

29

2
Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 15.64km ENE

10

2
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.83km SW

18

1
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.84km WSW

9

1
Twyn Yr Hyddod

Ring Cairn • 15.88km S

1
Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 15.88km W

1

1
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.9km W

3
Spread Eagle

Cursus • 15.93km N

1

1
Pen-rhiw-wen

Hillfort • 16.14km NNW

9

2
Black Darren

Round Cairn • 16.14km ENE

25

2
Longtown Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.26km ENE

1
Wiral Cairn, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 16.29km ENE

22

1
Cefn Man Moel

Dyke • 16.37km SSE

1
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.4km SW

17

2
Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)

Enclosure • 16.4km WNW

1
Morlais Castle Hillfort

Hillfort • 16.41km SW

4

2
Little Lodge

Long Barrow • 16.42km N

21

4
Rhiw Arw

Cairn(s) • 16.55km ENE

13

1
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.59km SW

7

1
Three Springs, Hatterrall Hill

Round Cairn • 16.6km ENE
Coed-y-Polyn

Round Barrow(s) • 16.69km N

8

1
Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 16.73km SW

16

2
Battle

Standing Stones • 16.78km W

4

2
Carn-y-Defaid

Cairn(s) • 17km ESE

25

4
Pen-Twyn Camp (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 17.08km ENE

22

2
Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 17.09km SW

16

2
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 17.1km W

10

2
Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cairn(s) • 17.27km WSW

11

1
Blaen Glyn

Cairn(s) • 17.47km WSW

23

1
Pen-y-Beacon

Cist • 17.55km NNE

27

3

1
Fochriw

Cairn(s) • 17.73km SSW

10

1

3
Pen-y-Beacon

Stone Circle • 17.76km NNE

29

5
Boughrood Court

Round Barrow(s) • 17.77km NNW

1
Maen Hir (Boughrood)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.88km NNW

10

2
Llanveynoe Crucifix Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.94km ENE

1
Mynydd Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.96km W

3

4
Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.04km WSW

7

2
Ffos-y-frân

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.06km SSW

1

1
Bedd Gwyl Illtyd

Ring Cairn • 18.11km W

6

3
Llan Oleu

Round Barrow(s) • 18.25km NE

3

1
Ysgyryd Fawr

Hillfort • 18.3km E

29

7

1
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.41km W

9

1
Cefn y Brithdir

Cairn(s) • 18.58km S

12

1
Fan Frynych

Round Cairn • 18.7km W

31

2
Carn y Bugail

Cairn(s) • 18.83km S

11

2
Daudreath Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.98km W

4

4
Twyn-y-Beddau

Round Barrow(s) • 18.99km NNE

11

4
Merthyr Common

Cairn(s) • 19.02km SSW

10

2
Gelligaer Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.07km S

10

5

1
Parc-y-Meirch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.12km NE
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 2

19.17km SSW

1
Gelligaer Common Ring Cairn 1

19.19km S

2
Gelligaer Common Cairns

19.29km SSW

5

1
Pen-y-Wyrlod

Long Cairn • 19.34km NNE

21

1

4

1
Cefn Esgair Carnau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.35km WSW

21

2
Twyn Bryn Glas

Cairn(s) • 19.37km WSW

7

2
Neuadd Glan-Gwy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.43km NNW

4

2
Pant Sychbant

Round Cairn • 19.56km SW

7
Cefn Sychbant

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.71km SW

50

4
Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr

Cairn(s) • 19.71km WSW

32

1
Cadair Fawr

Cairn(s) • 19.75km WSW

12

3

1
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil

Cairn(s) • 19.79km SSW

10

1
Bryn yr Hydd

Enclosure • 19.8km N

6
Cadair Fawr (South)

Cairn(s) • 19.84km WSW

8

1
Cefn Sychbant

Ring Cairn • 19.94km SW

28

3
Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)

Enclosure • 19.94km W

2
Duke’s Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.97km NE

1