The Four Stones of Gwytherin

Nearest town:
Llanrwst (8km W)
OS reference:
SH877615
OS sheet:
116
Latitude:
53° 8' 18.34 N
Longitude:
3° 40' 44.28 W

Images

Image of The Four Stones of Gwytherin (Standing Stones) by Kammer

Taken 25th May 2003: The stones from the north (or there abouts). The first stone from the left is the inscribed one (the inscription's on the other side).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jun 19, 2003
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Image of The Four Stones of Gwytherin (Standing Stones) by Kammer

Taken 25th May 2003: The inscribed stone from the south. William is off in the distance doing his Bono impression (should have done it in black and white).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jun 19, 2003
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Image of The Four Stones of Gwytherin (Standing Stones) by Kammer

Taken 25th May 2003: From the north, this shot was an attempt to get the stones in frame as well as the steep slope that leads down to the stream (to the left).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jun 19, 2003
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The Four Stones of Gwytherin

Kammer
Kammer Jun 23, 2003
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Visited 25th May 2003: We approached from the direction of Maen Pebyll along an interesting little road that runs over the mountain. In the village there were teenagers playing what appeared to be hide and seek, and I was sorry to see that the pub was shut down.

When we arrived we went round the church the wrong way, so my first view of the Four Stones was from the south. My first thought was 'look there's an old stone marked boundary', and I never quite managed to shake this idea off. The stones are very striking despite their medium stature. The Latin carved stone is a bonus, if you like that sort of thing (creative vandalism?). The proximity of the stones to the embankment that leads down from the churchyard down to the River Elwy is interesting, as is the short distance between the church itself and the stones. I wonder what the history of this place is. I think I need to do some reading.

The Four Stones Of Gwytherin were our last stop before Pizza Hut (I know it's not very ethically minded, but there you go) then home.

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Miscellaneous

The Four Stones of Gwytherin
Standing Stones
Chris Collyer
Chris Collyer Aug 7, 2002
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Julian mentions that one of the stones has a Dark Age inscription 'WINNE something or other' and speculates the link with the name of the church – St. Winnifred. Seems reasonable enough, but the full inscription reads – VINNEMAGLI FILI SENEMAGLI, roughly translated as (The stone) of Vinnemaglus, son of Senemaglus'

However Julian is right in his theory, but more by luck than judgement! The church was indeed dedicated to Saint Winnifred, but not until 1869. Before that it was St. James, before that even, it was St. Eleri.

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