Carreg Waun Llech

Nearest town:
Crickhowell (6km ENE)
OS reference:
SO163174
OS sheet:
161
Latitude:
51° 50' 54.29 N
Longitude:
3° 12' 54.92 W
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Images

Image of Carreg Waun Llech (Standing Stone / Menhir) by cerrig

Another view looking South East, looking down the Usk valley. Showing the flat boggy plain in the foreground, empty except for Carreg Waun Llech.

Image credit: cerrig
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cerrig Jan 22, 2011
Image of Carreg Waun Llech (Standing Stone / Menhir) by cerrig

Looking South East, towards Abergavenny and the Sugar Loaf mountain.

Image credit: cerrig
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cerrig Jan 22, 2011
Image of Carreg Waun Llech (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Close up of texture, like The Scream through a broken mirror.

Image credit: A. Brookes (1.5.2010)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 14, 2010

Articles

Carreg Waun Llech

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CARL Jun 18, 2013

Visited 16.6.13

As TSC states, the stone is easily visible from the minor road and a short but squelchy walk will bring you close up and personal.

The stone stood in a large pool of water and I noticed that several ‘offerings’ had been inserted in some of the holes that pock-mark the edges of the stone.
These included several small brown shiny pebbles and a woven multi coloured ribbon.

This is an obvious place to come after/before visiting the nearby impressive Cwalca Cairn field.

Well worth a visit.

Carreg Waun Llech

thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 14, 2010

Visited 1.5.2010. A lovely, lovely standing stone, in a great situation with Black Mountains views. The stone is leaning over and is a visually striking porous slab of limestone, pitted and stratified like a giant wafer. I sat here a long time and no-one came (although some dog walkers passed on the road). A must-visit.

Miscellaneous

Carreg Waun Llech
Standing Stone / Menhir
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Mar 28, 2009

Tall, tapering monolith (2.3m tall), leaning slightly to the east, with a “wafer-like” appearance. Set in an open moorland landscape surrounded by many other bronze age cairns and standing stones. Lies just to the west of the road and is easily accessible.

“Llech” translates as “slab” in English, “waun” is “moor”, so Stone Slab on the Moor is an approximate is rather dull translation of the name.

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