Sythfaen (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Sythfaen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Mar 31, 2014

Image of Sythfaen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Mar 31, 2014

Image of Sythfaen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: chris bickerton

postman Oct 9, 2006

Image of Sythfaen (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: chris bickerton

postman Oct 9, 2006

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Sythfaen

Standing Stone / Menhir

postman Oct 10, 2006

About six feet tall and hiding in the undergrowth beside the lane, with a nice squarish profile. The stone is about 2 miles north of Carreg Cennen castle.

Sites within 20km of Sythfaen

Sythfaen Llwyn Ddu

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.96km N

4

2
Llwyn Du Hillfort

Hillfort • 2.1km NNE

2

1
Carn Goch Hill Fort

Hillfort • 2.76km NE

34

5

1
Trichrug

Cairn(s) • 2.99km ENE

11

1
Carreg Cennen

Sacred Well • 3.5km S

27

7

2
Tair Carn Uchaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.63km SE

29

2
Tair Carn Isaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.85km SE

19

1
Carn Pen-y-Clogau

Round Cairn • 6.09km ESE

14

3
Carn Pen Rhiw-ddu

Round Cairn • 6.76km E

13

2
Careg Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.35km NNE

2
Foel Deg ar Bedol

Round Cairn • 7.48km SE

7
Cwm Melyn

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.8km ESE

4
Cwm Melyn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.89km ESE

5
Cwm Garw

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.99km ESE

1

1
Garreg Lwyd

Round Cairn • 8.37km E

28

1

2
Cylchau

Cairn(s) • 8.84km E

10

1
Y Fan

Hillfort • 8.9km N

1
Pant-y-Turnor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.47km ENE

7

2
Cwn Bran camp

Enclosure • 9.49km NNE

1
Gron Gaer

Hillfort • 9.72km WSW

1

1
Carn-y-Gigfran

Round Cairn • 10.76km E

12

2
Cilgwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.79km NE
Carnau’r Garreg Las

Cairn(s) • 10.89km E

36

3
Carmel

Cairn(s) • 10.94km SW

1
Carn Fadog and Nant-y-Llyn

Cairn(s) • 11.16km E

1

1
Brynmelyn Quarry

Round Cairn • 13.07km SE

4

1
Dorwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.17km ESE

3

2
Mynydd Uchaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.19km SE

3
Pen-y-Dderi

Round Cairn • 13.68km ESE

1
Llorfa

Cairn(s) • 13.75km E

18

1
Llorfa

Stone Circle • 13.78km E

18

1

1
Bannau Sir Gaer

Stone Circle • 13.88km ENE

22

1

3
Pen-Y-Ddinas

Hillfort • 13.89km NW

1

1
Pen Caenewydd, Mynydd Myddfai

Cairn(s) • 13.98km ENE

16

1
Picws Du, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 14.13km E

29

1

3
Llorfa menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.24km ESE

6

1
Y Naw Carreg

Stone Circle • 14.27km SW
Carreg Castell-y-Gwynt

Burial Chamber • 14.27km W

4

3
Bryn Mawr

Cairn(s) • 14.42km SSE

1
Capel-y-Gwrhyd

Ring Cairn • 14.52km SE

3
Cwm Fforch-wen

Cairn(s) • 14.56km ESE

8

1
Bryn-chwyth

Cairn(s) • 14.68km SSE

2
Pant Meddygon

Standing Stones • 14.82km ENE

8

3
Fan Foel

Cairn(s) • 14.95km ENE

34

5
Cefn Gwrhyd

Cairn(s) • 15km SE

6

1
Nant Moel

Kerbed Cairn • 15.09km SSE

2
Rhyd-wen Fach stone setting

Stone Circle • 15.19km ENE

3

2
Nant Tarw

Stone Circle • 15.21km ENE

58

4

5
Mynydd-y-Garth

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.33km SE

7
Twr y Fan Foel

Round Cairn • 15.38km E

41

3
Penrhydd-wen

Ring Cairn • 15.56km SSE

1
Tomen-y-Rhos

Round Cairn • 15.63km ENE

10

2
Berrisbrook

Standing Stones • 15.77km NNE

2

1
Crach-lwyn

Ring Cairn • 15.77km SE

2

1
Foel Darw, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 15.97km ENE

6

1
Garn Las (Llywel)

Cairn(s) • 15.99km ENE

12

3
Carn Lwyd (Pontardawe)

Round Cairn • 16.09km SE

4

1
Mynydd Carnllechart

Cairn(s) • 16.21km SSE

7

1
Bryn-y-Rhyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.31km SSW

1
Carn Llechart

Cairn circle • 16.42km SSE

37

2

11

1
Graig Fawr (West) Enclosure

Hillfort • 16.45km SSW

5

1
Carn Llechart Burial Chamber

Chambered Tomb • 16.49km SSE

14

1
Llech Ciste

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.59km W

5

3
Mynydd Allt-y-grug

Round Cairn • 16.8km SE

2
Blaenau Uchaf

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.85km ENE

9

3
Cwm Henwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.29km ENE

7

3
Gwern Wyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.37km ENE

6

1

2
Graig Fawr

Chambered Tomb • 17.4km SSW

9

1

1
Cwm Henwen Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.44km ENE

10

2
Moel Feity

Round Cairn • 17.45km ENE

12
Ffynnon Newydd Henge

Henge • 17.49km WSW

7

3
Pwll-yr-Wydden Fach

Round Cairn • 17.51km E

10

1
Crug Melyn

Round Cairn • 17.71km W

9

1

1
Saith Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.72km E

26

1

5
Dolaucothi Gold Mines

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 17.81km NNW

2

2
Afon Tawe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.88km E

3

1
Carreg Pumsaint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.89km NNW

1

4
Bone Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.91km E

1
Cribarth

Cairn(s) • 17.97km E

33

3
Crug Canol

Round Cairn • 17.98km W

4

1
Waun Leuci cairn

Round Cairn • 18.11km E

2

3
Tawe valley Triangle

Stone Setting • 18.13km E

12
Crugiau (Horeb)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.13km W

3

1
Waun Leuci stone setting

Stone Setting • 18.16km E

12

4
Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 18.19km E

20

1
Y Pigwn Cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.2km ENE

11

3
Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr

Stone Circle • 18.23km E

49

11
Y Pigwn

Stone Circle • 18.33km ENE

28

6

1
Mynydd Gellionen

Cairn(s) • 18.36km SSE

8

2
Waun Leuci

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.36km E

24

6
Craig y Rhiwarth

Hillfort • 18.79km E

1
Garn Goch

Cairn(s) • 18.8km ESE

1

3
Pant Madog

Round Cairn • 19.1km ENE

8

3
Waun Leuci summit

Round Barrow(s) • 19.17km E

18

2
Bryn Maen, Llannon

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.45km SW

1