Croes Faen (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Croes Faen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

With Graig Fach goch behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (3.9.2011)

thesweetcheat Sep 4, 2011

Image of Croes Faen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Looking east-ish.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (3.9.2011)

thesweetcheat Sep 4, 2011

Image of Croes Faen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by mjobling

Image credit: Mark Jobling

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mjobling Aug 26, 2003

Image of Croes Faen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 9th November 2002: This isn’t Croes Faen, but it’s interesting none the less. It’s an old stone gate post that lies very close to it’s infamous upright neighbour, and it has strikingly similar proportions to it. Having said that, the gate post looks much newer than Croes Faen. Is it just a coincidence that the two stones look so similar?

Image credit: Simon Marshall

Kammer Nov 11, 2002

Image of Croes Faen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 9th November 2002: Looking north west, the stone is exceptionally regular on this side with two vertical edges that don’t look very prehistoric.

Image credit: Simon Marshall

Kammer Nov 11, 2002

Image of Croes Faen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 9th November 2002: From the road, looking north east up the Afon Fathew valley.

Image credit: Simon Marshall

Kammer Nov 11, 2002

Articles

Croes Faen

Standing Stone / Menhir

Kammer Nov 11, 2002

Visited 9th November 2002: Croes Faen is very easy to find, and you can get good views of it from the road. The stone is exceptionally tall and slender, with two vertical edges on the south east side of it.

Croes Faen is almost certainly not prehistoric. It’s thought to be the remains of a Medieval cross, the head having been removed or knocked off at some point. Croes Faen means stone cross.

Croes Faen

Standing Stone / Menhir

IronMan Jul 3, 2002

Local tradition says that this stone was used in some way (?) to rid the place of a fiery dragon! The stone may have been moved in 1840, only to be returned to it’s original setting.

Croes Faen

Standing Stone / Menhir

IronMan Jul 3, 2002

According to Frances Lynch the exact origin of this stone is unknown – it hasn’t been excavated. It may well be a prehistoric marker but it could very well be a Christian stone, like the one (7th-9th Century CE) found in the nearby church SH588009 or it may just be a rubbing stone for the cattle!

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Cairn(s) • 17.79km NE

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Cairn(s) • 18.16km NE

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Cairn(s) • 18.16km E

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Cairn(s) • 18.17km N

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.21km SSE

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