Maen Bach (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Maen Bach (Standing Stone / Menhir) by tuesday

Image credit: nix stewart

tuesday Oct 9, 2006

Image of Maen Bach (Standing Stone / Menhir) by tuesday

Image credit: nix stewart

tuesday Oct 9, 2006

Image of Maen Bach (Standing Stone / Menhir) by tuesday

here the crugiau merched barrows can be seen on the horizon in the behind the stone

Image credit: nix stewart

tuesday Oct 9, 2006

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Maen Bach

Standing Stone / Menhir

tuesday Oct 9, 2006

This is a strange pointed triangular sandstone slab surmounting a cairn 6.0m in diameter and 0.2m high which marks the community / county boundary. It is on the summit of a ridge and orientated north – south. Although relatively small (1.3m(h) 1.3 – 0.4m(w),0.2m(d)), it is visible from long distances and several directions. and is intervisible with Maen Hir and the Crugiau Merched cairns.

DIMENSIONS:
1.3m(h), 1.3 – 0.4m(w),0.2m(d)

Sites within 20km of Maen Bach

Maen Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.58km E

2

1
Crugiau Merched

Cairn(s) • 0.94km W

20

2
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.32km NE

2

1
Poppy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.62km NE

2

1

1
Banc Maes-yr-haidd

Cairn(s) • 4.04km WSW

8

1

1
Gelli

Burial Chamber • 4.16km ENE

7

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Cairn(s) • 4.35km N

1

1
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Round Barrow(s) • 4.35km N

4

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd Complex

Stone Circle • 4.35km N

11

2
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.35km N

3

2
Crug Siarls

Stone Circle • 4.49km WNW

8

1

1
Ty Newydd Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.59km ENE

3

1
Ty Newydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.69km ENE

3

1
Carn Wen (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 5.1km W

9

1

1
Cnwch Eithinog

Cairn(s) • 5.33km NNE

10
Cnwch Eithinog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.36km NNE

8

1
Pen y Garfan

Round Barrow(s) • 6.19km NNW

7

1

1
Nant Gwyn (Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn)

Round Cairn • 6.6km E

6

1

1
Carreg Garn Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.65km E

16

1

1
Carn Wen (Llanfair-ar-y-bryn)

Cairn(s) • 6.81km ENE

1

1
Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf North

Ring Cairn • 6.91km E

15

2
Bryn Poeth Uchaf South

Ring Cairn • 7.12km E

18

1

2
Cerrig Cynant

Stone Circle • 7.23km E

20

1

3
Cerrig Cewri

Round Cairn • 7.27km ENE

8

1
Pen y Corn

Cairn(s) • 7.41km NW

8

1

1
Carn Twrch

Round Cairn • 7.43km ENE

6

1
Berrisbrook

Standing Stones • 7.52km S

2

1
Carn Penrhiwllwydog

Cairn(s) • 7.7km N

8
Bryn Gwyddel

Round Barrow(s) • 7.71km N

6

1

1
Pen-y-Gurnos

Round Barrow(s) • 7.84km NE

8

2
Graig-wen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 7.85km WNW

4

1

1
Banc Ty-hen

Cist • 7.95km W

8

1
Carreg Pumsaint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.02km SW

1

4
Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.04km W

8

1

1
Carn Fawr (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 8.06km WNW

10

1

1
Bryn Mawr

Cairn(s) • 8.09km WNW

7

1
Dolaucothi Gold Mines

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 8.16km SW

2

2
Esgair Fraith (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Cairn(s) • 8.77km W

9

1

1
Garn, Banciau Duon

Round Cairn • 8.81km NW

9

1
Carreg y Bwci

Round Barrow(s) • 8.86km W

15

1

1

7
Carn Saith-Wraig

Cairn(s) • 8.93km NNE

20

1

1

2
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.18km NNE

3

1
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw

Round Cairn • 9.26km NNE

5

1

1
Cnwch Mawr (Llanddewi Brefi)

Round Cairn • 9.84km NW

8

1

1
Bryn y Gorlan

Stone Circle • 9.91km N

17

1

1
Cefn Pal Hillfort, Cynghordy

Hillfort • 10.02km ESE

8

1

1
Crug

Round Cairn • 10.16km WNW

10

1

1
Carreg Samson

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.36km WNW

1
Hirfaen Gwyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.65km W

11

1

4
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal (Sugar Loaf)

Hillfort • 10.67km E

10

1

1
Bryn Goleu

Round Cairn • 10.77km W

4

2
Bryn Rhudd

Cairn(s) • 11.04km NW

1
Caer Maurice

Hillfort • 11.13km W

10

1

1
Esgair Garn, Llanddewi Abergwesyn

Round Cairn • 11.14km ENE

8

1
Pen Banc

Cairn(s) • 11.37km W
Bryn Rhudd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.61km NW

20

1

1
Banc-y-Gwyngoed

Round Cairn • 12.01km NW

8

1

1
Garn Felen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 12.29km NW
Garn Fawr (Tregaron)

Cairn(s) • 12.35km NNW

8

1

1
Nant-y-Ffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.01km N

2

2
Nant-y-Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.66km N

5

2
Nant Cwm Dwfn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.68km ENE

1

1
Pen-Y-Ddinas

Hillfort • 13.72km SW

1

1
Cefn Cerrig

Cairn(s) • 13.82km N

14
Cwn Bran camp

Enclosure • 13.89km S

1
Blaen Camddwr

Round Cairn • 14.05km N

4

1
Esgair Gerwyn

Cairn(s) • 14.31km NNE

2

1

1
Esgair Perfedd

Round Cairn • 14.43km N

5

1

1
Garn Dwad

Cairn(s) • 14.44km ENE

12

1

1
Moelau

Round Cairn • 14.56km N

6

1

1
Bryn Cosyn

Cairn(s) • 14.58km N

3

1
Y Fan

Hillfort • 14.65km SSW

1
Ffynnon-Wen (Llangybi)

Sacred Well • 14.68km W

1
Groes Fawr

Cist • 14.85km NNW

5

1
Castell Rhyfel

Hillfort • 14.86km NNW

12

1
Cilgwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.98km SSE
Esgair Irfon

Cist • 15.07km NE

10

1
Clawdd Brythonig

Enclosure • 15.5km E

1
Cae’r Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.63km ENE

2

1
Y Garn (Garn Gron)

Round Cairn • 15.66km NNW

10

1
Castell Tregaron. Sunnyhill wood camp

Hillfort • 15.77km NW

11

2
Careg Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.94km S

2
Garn Gron

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.08km N

15

2
Pen y Garn-goch

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.3km ENE

9

1

1
Banc Paderau

Round Cairn • 16.33km ENE

6

1

1
Garn Wen

Cairn(s) • 16.81km E

1
Tomen-y-Rhos

Round Cairn • 17.04km SE

10

2
Y Pigwn Cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.15km ESE

11

3
Y Pigwn

Stone Circle • 17.35km ESE

28

6

1
Pen Caenewydd, Mynydd Myddfai

Cairn(s) • 17.35km SE

16

1
Carn Fflur

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.41km N

23

1
Bryngwyn Bach

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.8km NNW

19

1
Drum Nant y Gorlan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.91km NE

1
Pen Twr Ring Cairn, Cefn Gardys

Ring Cairn • 18.01km ENE

7

1
Crug-y-Bwdran

Round Cairn • 18.14km WSW

5

1

1
Pant Meddygon

Standing Stones • 18.14km SE

8

3
Bryn-y-Crofftau

Ring Cairn • 18.46km N

10

1

1
Cwm Henwen Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.55km ESE

10

2
Cwm Henwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.57km ESE

7

3
Carn Blaen Glasffrwd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.57km N

16
Blaen Clydach Fach

Cairn(s) • 18.58km ESE

1
Drygarn Fawr

Cairn(s) • 18.77km NE

20

2
Pant Madog

Round Cairn • 18.91km ESE

8

3
Garn Wen, Llanfihangel Abergwesyn

Round Cairn • 19.12km ENE

9

1
Pen-y-Bwlch (West)

Round Cairn • 19.32km N

12

1
Pen-y-Bwlch (Ystrad Fflur)

Cairn(s) • 19.37km N

6

1

1
Gwern Wyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.55km ESE

6

1

2
Carreg Wen Fawr (Llanwrthwl)

Standing Stones • 19.67km NNE

1
Castell Flemish

Hillfort • 19.69km NW

10

3