Taken 17th April 2003: Viewed from this angle you can see how thin the stone is, and how much material has come away from it relatively recently.
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Taken 17th April 2003: From the north west. This shot shows the fragments of the stone scattered next to it (partly in the shadow of the stone).
Taken 17th April 2003: The stone, viewed from the south east (more like east south east really). The oil refinery makes a delightful backdrop.
Taken 17th April 2003: The Longstone, looking north west(ish) with the oil refinery in the distance.
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Visited 17th April 2003: If ever a site was inappropriately named, this is it. The Long Stone is now a short stone, reduced to a withered stump. It looks like the damage to the stone might be the result of weathering, because it’s made up of some sort of sandstone (apologies to Geologists out there, but that’s my best guess). I wonder what it looked like 100 years ago.
There’s no public access to the stone, and you can’t see it from the road, but there is an appropriately placed hole in the hedge quite near it. I think this may be one of those sites you should visit, before it’s gone for good. Rather a sad place really, especially as it sits in the shadow of the oil refinery.
Not to be confused with the Long Stone 6km to the west, near St. Ishael’s. They’re not very original with their names in these parts.
Sites within 20km of The Long Stone
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South Hook Rath
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West Popton Camp
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Little Castle Head (St Ishmaels)
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Longstone Field
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Great Castle Head (St Ishmaels)
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Lewiston Hill
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Devil’s Quoit
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The Long Stone
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West Pickard Camp
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Castles Bay
photo 10 -
Dale Point
photo 8 -
Wallaston
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Hangstone Davey
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Upper Lodge Stones
photo 8 description 2 -
The Hanging Stone
photo 26 description 5 link 1 -
Harold Stone (The Havens)
photo 7 description 4 link 1 -
Corston Beacon
description 1 -
Black Point Rath
photo 5 -
Howney Stone Rath
photo 7 -
Mill Haven Rath
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Dry Burrows
photo 9 description 3 -
Great Castle Head (Dale)
photo 10 link 1 -
Little Castle Point
photo 7 -
Bowett Wood Camp
description 1 -
Castle Head
photo 7 -
The Wogan
photo 8 description 1 link 1 -
Merrion Camp
photo 9 description 1 -
The Nab Head
description 1 link 1 -
Tower Point
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Gateholm
photo 4 link 1 -
Marloes Sound Rath
photo 10 -
Devil’s Quoit (Sampson)
photo 6 description 6 -
Flimston Bay Camp
photo 10 -
Crocksydam Camp
photo 6 -
Harold Stone
photo 5 description 5 -
Deer Park
photo 11 description 1 -
Bosherston
photo 19 description 1 link 1 -
Devil’s Quoit (Stackpole)
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Rudbaxton Rath
description 1 -
Freyneslake
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Buckspool Camp
photo 8 -
Stackpole Warren
photo 4 link 1 -
Greenala Point
photo 10 link 1 -
Newgale submerged forest
photo 3 link 1 -
Harold Stone (Skomer)
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Skomer
photo 6 forum 3 description 2 link 1 -
St Govan’s Well and Chapel
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Plumstone Mountain
description 1 link 1 -
The Tumps
description 1 -
Wiston Castle
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Dinas Fach
photo 8 -
Dinas Fawr and Porth y Bwch
photo 7 description 1 -
St Elvis
photo 19 description 8 -
Gribin
photo 8 -
Solva
photo 3 -
Castle Park
description 1 -
Norchard Beacon
description 1 -
Kings Quoit
photo 22 description 6