Waen Fach

Nearest town:
Tywyn (4km S)
OS reference:
SH594048
OS sheet:
135
Latitude:
52° 37' 20.44 N
Longitude:
4° 4' 38.28 W
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Images

Image of Waen Fach (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

The sides of the stone have been rubbed smooth by livestock.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (3.9.2011)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Sep 4, 2011
Image of Waen Fach (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Rearing up devils finger like behind the scardy sheep is Craig yr Aderyn or Birds rock, not only is it an interesting geographical feature, it also has an iron age hillfort on it too.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jul 18, 2011
Image of Waen Fach (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 9th November 2002: Looking south west (or near enough). The stone is especially polished on this side, presumably from generations of livestock rubbing against it.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Nov 11, 2002
Image of Waen Fach (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 9th November 2002: This is the not so beautiful view, looking north west towards the caravan park at Waenfach.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Nov 11, 2002
Image of Waen Fach (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 9th November 2002: This is the beautiful view, looking north east up Dyffryn Dysynny. I’m pretty certain that the mountain in the distance is Cadair Idris.

There’s a fence post with a sign on it belted into the ground next to the stone, but I’ve no idea what the sign says because it was very faded. It didn’t look like it was anything relating to the stone itself.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Nov 11, 2002
Image of Waen Fach (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 9th November 2002: I realise that this isn’t the finest photo I’ve ever posted, but I’ve included it to give an idea of the view of Waun Fach from the road (if you stand on a van or bring a stepladder with you to see over the hedge).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Nov 11, 2002

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Waen Fach

postman
postman Jul 18, 2011

About half a mile southwest of Llanegryn, easy to find and visible from the road, only one gate seperates the stone from the car. We thoughtfully blocked a gate , crossed the road and the gate and ran as fast as someone who doesnt want to run all the way to the stone.
The stone is atleast six foot tall and is sheep rubbed black and smooth on its lower half, but its the view towards the mountains that takes over here, Craig yr Aderyn/Birds rock starts the ball rolling and it doesnt stop till it gets to the misty peak of Cadair Idris, one of Wales most fantastic mountains. It has the most megalithic sites strewn around it’s feet than any ive heard of with maybe Tal y Fan being a close contender. If you like mountain scenery and our ancient heritage take a day or two to have a look round this truly amazing mountain, it wont be a short drive or an easy one but by golly you will love it.

Waen Fach

Kammer
Kammer Nov 9, 2002

Visited 9th November 2002: There’s no public access to this stone, but you can get a reasonable view of it by parking a 4x4 or van in the lane next to it and standing on the roof.

This is the point I got to before I resigned myself to trespass. A genteel sprint to the stone was much more productive, and I enjoyed tranquil seconds at the site before it was time to sprint back to the car. Is this normal?

Miscellaneous

Waen Fach
Standing Stone / Menhir
Kammer
Kammer Nov 11, 2002

Waun Fach translates (approximately) into English as ‘small moor’.

There’s an alternative translation for ‘waun’ which is from an old meaning of the word, and this would give the stone the English name ‘small horse’. I’m having trouble remembering where I got this last bit of information from, so it may not be all that reliable.

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