Llanfaethlu

Also known as:
Soar Stone
Nearest town:
Holyhead (8km WSW)
OS reference:
SH319863
OS sheet:
114
Latitude:
53° 20' 47.33 N
Longitude:
4° 31' 32.05 W
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Images

Image of Llanfaethlu (Standing Stone / Menhir) by hamish

Not very thick,keep clear of the barbed wire. Wind farm in the distance.

Image credit: Mike Murray
hamish
hamish Oct 1, 2006
Image of Llanfaethlu (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Blonde

something that looks like a broken stone near Llanfaethlu..?

Image credit: Blonde
Blonde
Blonde Apr 18, 2005
Image of Llanfaethlu (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Moth

A big beauty! Possibly reminiscent of the Bryn-Gwyn stones that are meant to have once been part of a circle...?

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Aug 31, 2003

Articles

Llanfaethlu

C
CARL Sep 21, 2012

Visited 10.9.12

The stone stands in a field next to the very busy A5025 just south of Llanfaethlu.

We parked near the pub and I walked down the road to the stone.

Due to the barbed wire I settled for a view over the wall.

The standing stone is approximately 3 metres tall and is covered in green ‘hairy’ lichen.

Well worth a look when in the area.

Llanfaethlu

blossom
blossom Aug 7, 2011

On the B5025 just before the village of Llanfaethlu there is a chapel on the right hand side of the road. (Capel Soar) The road forks to the right.
On the corner of this fork is the old Black Lion pub. Now closed for business. You can easily park in front of this.
We climbed the wall.

Llanfaethlu

hamish
hamish Oct 1, 2006

Very easy to find and you can park up the road. I didn’t try to negotiate the wicked barbed wire on the wall. There is a field gate but I took the wire as a warning of not being wanted. You can have a drink in the Black Lion near where you park.

Llanfaethlu

treaclechops
treaclechops Sep 3, 2006

On the way to our final destination, Presaddfed, we screeched to a halt by the roadside chapel of Llanfaethlu, just so Moth and I could hop out of the car and take a couple of snaps of the quite attractive monolith which stands in the next door field. This is much more solid than the previously described stones; much more like the traditional menhir. I liked the way it was still quietly sitting there, despite the Christianisation, and the road passing within a few feet of its field. Again, it enjoyed some lovely views, and the benefit of being utilised as a sheep rubbing post.

Llanfaethlu

stubob
stubob Apr 21, 2003

This great looking stone was sporting a rather naff pentagram, carved on it’s road side face.
I saw the same looking carving on one of the stones at Mein Hirion. They both looked to be carved into the lichen rather than the stone. It’s still bollocks tho’.....

Llanfaethlu

IronMan
IronMan Apr 29, 2002

This fine stone, 3m high and over 2m wide, stands in a field close to the road on the edge of the village.

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PMM
PMM
Mar 2006

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