Budloy Stone

Also known as:
Henry’s Moat
Nearest town:
Fishguard (14km WNW)
OS reference:
SN065285
OS sheets:
145, 158
Latitude:
51° 55' 15.06 N
Longitude:
4° 48' 51.14 W
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Images

Image of Budloy Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Note the boat in the background passed on the way here.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Apr 15, 2012
Image of Budloy Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Budloy mountain beyond, at only 287 meters how is it a mountain?

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Apr 15, 2012
Image of Budloy Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 21st June 2004: Interesting marks on the western side of the stone.

They almost look like plough marks, but that would suggest that the stone had been re-erected. While they could be damage from farm machinery scraping the stone, I’d have expected this type of damage to produce horizontal grooves.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 14, 2004
Image of Budloy Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 21st June 2004: Budloy Stone viewed from the south (or thereabouts).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 14, 2004
Image of Budloy Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 21st June 2004: Viewed from (approximately) the north. William was just over one metre tall at the time. Lou is applying suncream to a very reluctant Alfie.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 14, 2004
Image of Budloy Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 21st June 2004: Viewed from the east (I think).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 14, 2004

Articles

Budloy Stone

postman
postman Apr 15, 2012

Seeing as it was so close to the Dyffryn stone circle ( I refuse to call it a cairn) we rode our bikes down the road, turning left immediately after going over the bridge over happy waters. Open and close gate, ride down track and umph, a farm, hmmm what to do, worse still the farm yard was full of sheep and lambs with the farmer and his wife. i didn’t hold out much hope, the farmers wife saw us but didn’t seem to mind. We opened and closed the next gate and we were in the farm yard, I went over to the farming couple and asked if it was okay if we went over to their stone, (they like that) she said it was alright as long as we left our bikes there. Okely Dokely said I and off down the track we went, passing some ruined Reliant Robins and an old boat, which is right next to the gate that leads into the stones field.

We entered the field, scaring off two geese and walked over to the well proportioned stone. Tall and pointy it be, if i had a standing stone it would be just like this one. If you know where to look you can just make out the Dyffryn stones. To the immediate north of the menhir is Budloy mountain but at only 287 meters it’s hardly a tiring climb. En route back to the bikes which had moved when we got back, we noticed what an idyllic farm scene this was the sheep had gone but ducks were now quacking about the many streams that pass through there yard. If I had a farm I’d like it be this one.

Budloy Stone

C
CARL Oct 14, 2010

Visited 10.10.10
Directions: Taking the minor road east out of Tufton heading towards Maenclochog, you come to the entrance to Budloy farm (on the left). There is space to park one car here. After reading previous visit notes I decided to walk up the farm drive and link up with the public footpath at the top, near the houses. Luckily I managed to do this without being challenged. I then followed the path around to the right which quickly deteriorates to a ‘non path’. I passed several scrapped cars and even a boat! The nettles at this point were waist high and despite the warm weather I was so glad I wasn’t wearing shorts! Once past the nettles the stone comes into view to your left in the adjacent field. The stone is approximately 7ft high and was covered in insects and litchen. The stone felt warm to the touch in the unseasonably hot weather.
The walk from the road to the stone takes about 10 minutes.

Budloy Stone

Kammer
Kammer Dec 16, 2004

Visited 21st June 2004: We walked to Budloy Standing Stone from the Dyffryn Stones thinking that the footpath would continue to be relatively easy going. We were wrong. After Dyffryn it deteriorates, getting narrow and overgrown in places. There’s a stream to cross, then the path follows the bank of a tiny tributary with the inevitable insects. Lastly, after Budloy Farm, there were shoulder high grass and stinging nettles to get through!

The stone itself is elegant and feels relatively isolated even though it’s not far from the farm. By the time we got there the kids had had enough. We stopped to have a drink and apply sun cream (it was scorching!). I rattled off some photos and we made use of Budloy Farm track (not a public footpath) to escape further suffering and return to the car along the road.

Maybe this is a site worth visiting in the winter when the undergrowth and insects are less of a problem.

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