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View of the stone (just) from the footpath from Garn Gilfach
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The path from Garn gifach burial chamber starts off easy to follow but when it crosses over a low old wall the gorse rather chokes the path impeding progress and the brambles arch over trying it’s hardest to trip over the unwary walker, I got this far before, but turned back when the path just stops at a large boulder with fencing running off in two diections, knowing all this we stride forward using brute strength, what little I have, and steely determination which I have by the bucket load, Eric found it hard going so he sat on the big boulder and watched me descend onto the gorse ridden plateau, from the big boulder only one stone can be seen in more or less the right place, not knowing whether or not this was it I just gave it a go, and hey presto Lady gate standing stone revealed her self to me.
Though standing stone is a real misnomer, it’s not totally prostrate, it still clings on to verticallity by it’s finger tips. This almost fallen menhir gave me great joy, the usual triumphant sound was absent, just a quiet immense feeling of satisfaction, accompanied by goose bumps, I’d had the words Lady gate floating around my mind for ages, we would be together one day I knew for certain, very strange I know but this was one stone that would not escape my attentions.
I waited patiently for the other-wordly lady to make an appearance, but to no avail, I even poked around under the stone, in imitation of treasure seeking, but she must of known that her riches were not in peril from me, probably too much information but I could really do with an other-wordly lady right about now.
Eric reminds me of my other respsonsabilities with a shout, I wonder if that was his first call out to me, I bid her a fond farewell and take my leave.
It is said that an other-worldly lady waits at this 2.7m high leaning standing stone for anyone who intends to search for treasure beneath it. I’m not sure whether she’ll be in a good mood if you are. It is called ‘Lady’s Gate’ because it once flanked a gateway onto a track- it is also said that a matching stone stood 300 yards away.
(Grinsell’s ‘folklore of prehistoric sites in Britain’ / info on Coflein)
Sites within 20km of Lady’s Gate
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Carn Gilfach
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Llain Garreg Hir
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Garn Fechan
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Garn Fawr
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Dinas Mawr
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Garnwnda
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Parc Hen Stone
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Ffynnon Druidion Burial Chamber
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Ffynnon Druidion
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Pen-Rhiw
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Rhos y Clegyrn
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Garn Wen
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Ffyst Samson
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Carreg Golchfa
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Castell Coch (Mathry)
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Castles
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Carreg Samson
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Penrhyn Erw-Goch
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Tre Wallter Llwyd
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Castell Coch (Llanrhian)
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Ty Meini
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Pen Castell (Dinas Cross)
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Parc-y-Meirw
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Trellwyn-fawr
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Parc Cerrig Hirion
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Coitan Arthur
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Carn Enoch
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Carn Enoch
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Bickney Beacon
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Glyn Gath
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Mynydd Melyn
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Treffynnon
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Llanrhian
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Lower Broadmoor Monolith
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Mynydd Melyn east
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Cerrig y Gof
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Garreg Hir
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Bedd Morris
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The Altar
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White House, Llanhowell Cromlech
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Garn Turne
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Carn Ffoi
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Caerau (St David’s)
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Carn Llwyd South (Carningli)
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Parc y Llyn
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Carn Edward
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Cot Llwyd
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Carn Edward II
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Carn Briw
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Tremaenhir
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Carreg Coetan Arthur
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Carn Llwyd (Carningli) standing stone
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Llecha Cromlech
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Carn Ingli Camp
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Carningli South
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Carn Llwyd North (Carningli)
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Castell Coch (St David’s)
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Plumstone Mountain
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Tre-Fach Standing Stone
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Waun Maes
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Foel Eryr
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Nevern Castle
photo 8 description 1 -
Maen Dewi
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Trellyffant
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Solva
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Waun Mawn Stone
photo 13 description 3 -
St Elvis
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Newgale submerged forest
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Tafarn y Bwlch
photo 16 description 3 -
Dinas Fach
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Waun Mawn Row /
Circle photo 26 description 2 link 2 -
Dyffryn Stones
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Dinas Fawr and Porth y Bwch
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Penlan Stones
photo 5 description 3 -
Gribin
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Budloy Stone
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Pentre Ifan
photo 90 forum 3 description 15 link 4 -
Porth-y-Rhaw
photo 8 link 1 -
Trefael
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Trecenny Stone
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Llech-y-Drybedd
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The Tumps
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