Pentre Ynys

Also known as:
Pentrehynis
Nearest town:
Carmarthen (5km SSW)
OS reference:
SN429248
OS sheet:
159
Latitude:
51° 53' 56.66 N
Longitude:
4° 17' 1.08 W
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Images

Image of Pentre Ynys (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 11th January 2003: From the west, with the farmer heading back across the field on his return journey.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jan 17, 2003
Image of Pentre Ynys (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 11th January 2003: Looking north west towards Pentrefynys farm.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jan 17, 2003
Image of Pentre Ynys (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 11th January 2003: The stone and it’s mud, with William (age 3 and a half if you’re thinking about scale) examining his boot.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jan 17, 2003

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Pentre Ynys

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CARL Nov 4, 2011

Visited 29.10.11

I took the minor road off the A485 and headed towards Pentrefynys Farm. As I approached the farm I was stopped by someone leaving in a 4x4 and I explained that I was hoping to have a look at the stone. The chap was a bit wary and said he knew about the stone but that I would have to ask permission at the farm. I thanked him and continued down the narrow lane.

Before reaching the farmhouse I spotted the stone on my right and decided to ‘go for it’. So far today I had seen several stones but had not got close enough to touch any – I was determined to put that right!

I parked up, jumped over the field gate and ran through the wind, rain and mud to get close to the stone. I guess only TMAers will understand the satisfaction you get from touching a stone as opposed to just looking at it.

I didn’t hang around too long as I was blocking the lane and getting very wet!

p.s. the stone was still covered in bird poo!!

Pentre Ynys

Kammer
Kammer Jan 17, 2003

Visited 11th January 2003: There’s no public footpath to Pentre Ynys, but you can see the stone from the road.

When we visited, the gate to the field it sits in was wide open and there were no crops or livestock to avoid, so we decided to take closer look. I parked in the gateway opposite, and we were just at the stone when the farmer turned up at the gateway in an enormous tractor. Our car was stopping him from turning into the field, so feeling embarrassed (for parking badly and for going into the field without permission) I pegged it back to move the car. As it turned out the farmer was fine about us looking at the stone, and was just keen to get on with his muck spreading.

The stone itself looks a bit lost in the middle of the field. The surrounding ground has been quite badly eroded by cattle, and the stone has bird shit all over it (excuse my French), so it lacks glamour.

There’s another stone relatively nearby, but less accessible, called the Rhyd y Fwyalchen Stone (SN42942412). This stands to the south, on the other side of Nant Felys (like Pentre Ynys it’s marked on the Landranger). I’d imagine that the two stones are directly connected to each other and/or the river that runs between them.

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