Burry Standing Stones

Nearest town:
Burry Port (11km NNW)
OS reference:
SS464901
OS sheet:
159
Latitude:
51° 35' 17.74 N
Longitude:
4° 13' 2.91 W
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Images

Image of Burry Standing Stones by thesweetcheat

The two stones in their landscape, west over on the far left, east on the right.

Image credit: A. Brookes (11.4.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 25, 2014
Image of Burry Standing Stones by thesweetcheat

The eastern stone, with Llanmadoc Hill (cairns, hillfort) on the left skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (11.4.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 25, 2014
Image of Burry Standing Stones by thesweetcheat

Looking from the fallen eastern stone to the standing western stone, dead ahead. The skyline comprises Rhosilli Down (left and centre) and Hardings Down (right).

Image credit: A. Brookes (11.4.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 25, 2014
Image of Burry Standing Stones by thesweetcheat

Western stone, with Cefn Bryn ridge rising behind to the east.

Image credit: A. Brookes (11.4.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 25, 2014

Articles

Burry Standing Stones

C
CARL Jun 9, 2010

Although I visited this site in the height of summer (2009) the first field you walk through at the bottom of the hill was very, very wet – luckily I had my wellies in the car. Follow Postman’s directions and you will be there in about 10 minutes. I had the place to myself, blue sky and a bird or prey hovering overhead – bliss.

Burry Standing Stones

postman
postman Jul 11, 2006

On the long drive down ,i laughed as pink floyd sang “mile after mile ,stone after stone ,you turn to speak but your alone"and indeed i was .started of at Maen Cetti with wind and rain ,but it had died down by the time i got here .park by the house on the corner and follow footpath through trees and uphill,in top right corner of field go through right hand gate and this pair of stones are at the top of the hill.The larger stone is prostrate but about 150 paces across the field is the stander

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