Redland Farm

Nearest town:
Barry (8km SE)
OS reference:
ST07817382
OS sheet:
170
Latitude:
51° 27' 19.1 N
Longitude:
3° 19' 37.2 W
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Redland Farm

C
CARL Jun 21, 2010

Visited 19.6.10.
There is a small lane running off the A4226 which leads directly to Redland Farm. I parked up by the farmhouse to ask for permission but there was no one in. I then heard a tractor and I soon had the ‘what are you doing here stare’ by the farmer. When I explained he was very friendly and pointed me in the right direction for the stones. There is a track which runs behind the large barn and at the end of the track is a metal gate into a field on the left. (the last gate). The stones are in the centre of the field – 2 minute walk. There are 5 stones here, grouped together. The farmer stated that this was the remains of a burial chamber although it is listed as a standing stone. The field was full of sheep and cattle – who got a bit frisky as they thought I had come to feed them! There was a sheep stood on top of the largest stone when I arrived – no doubt admiring the view! The nearby Cottrell stones are eaily seen from the farm a couple of fields away. Good one to visit but make sure you ask for permission first.

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Redland Farm
Standing Stone / Menhir
Rhiannon
Rhiannon May 18, 2010

Coflein’s record isn’t quite sure if this is the genuine article, but it’s quite big at 2 x 1 x 0.5m, and was said to be standing but leaning in 1937. So that sounds pretty standing-stonish? Also it’s on a one-time parish boundary, and even has its own folklore, which is on the Cottrell Park page.

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