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

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

tuesday Oct 9, 2006

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

Image credit: nix stewart

tuesday Oct 9, 2006

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Maen Hir

Standing Stone / Menhir

tuesday Oct 9, 2006

Another isolated, splintered slate slab surmounting a small cairn of packing stones on the mountain. It is intervisible with Maen Bach and the Crugiau Merched cairns and is the most prominent of this ritual complex.

DIMENSIONS
1.4m(h), 0.3m(w),0.4mm(d)

Sites within 20km of Maen Hir

Maen Bach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.58km W

3

1
Crugiau Merched

Cairn(s) • 1.52km W

20

2
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.2km NE

2

1
Poppy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.43km NE

2

1

1
Gelli

Burial Chamber • 3.75km ENE

7

1
Ty Newydd Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.19km ENE

3

1
Ty Newydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.29km ENE

3

1
Banc Maes-yr-haidd

Cairn(s) • 4.34km WSW

8

1

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Cairn(s) • 4.6km N

1

1
Cefn Gwenffrwd

Round Barrow(s) • 4.6km N

4

1
Cefn Gwernffrwd Complex

Stone Circle • 4.6km N

11

2
Cefn Gwernffrwd

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.6km N

3

2
Crug Siarls

Stone Circle • 5.05km WNW

8

1

1
Cnwch Eithinog

Cairn(s) • 5.36km NNE

10
Cnwch Eithinog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.42km NNE

8

1
Carn Wen (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 5.67km W

9

1

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

Round Cairn • 6.04km E

6

1

1
Carreg Garn Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.09km E

16

1

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

Cairn(s) • 6.33km ENE

1

1
Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf North

Ring Cairn • 6.39km E

15

2
Pen y Garfan

Round Barrow(s) • 6.51km NNW

7

1

1
Bryn Poeth Uchaf South

Ring Cairn • 6.59km E

18

1

2
Cerrig Cynant

Stone Circle • 6.7km E

20

1

3
Cerrig Cewri

Round Cairn • 6.86km ENE

8

1
Carn Twrch

Round Cairn • 7km ENE

6

1
Berrisbrook

Standing Stones • 7.34km S

2

1
Pen-y-Gurnos

Round Barrow(s) • 7.81km NNE

8

2
Pen y Corn

Cairn(s) • 7.92km WNW

8

1

1
Carn Penrhiwllwydog

Cairn(s) • 7.95km N

8
Bryn Gwyddel

Round Barrow(s) • 8.01km NNW

6

1

1
Carreg Pumsaint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.28km WSW

1

4
Graig-wen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 8.38km WNW

4

1

1
Dolaucothi Gold Mines

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 8.41km WSW

2

2
Banc Ty-hen

Cist • 8.53km W

8

1
Craig Twrch (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.62km W

8

1

1
Carn Fawr (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Round Cairn • 8.63km WNW

10

1

1
Bryn Mawr

Cairn(s) • 8.67km WNW

7

1
Carn Saith-Wraig

Cairn(s) • 8.98km NNE

20

1

1

2
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.27km NNE

3

1
Garn, Banciau Duon

Round Cairn • 9.3km NW

9

1
Esgair Fraith (Cynwyl Gaeo)

Cairn(s) • 9.34km W

9

1

1
Blaen Nant-y-rhiw

Round Cairn • 9.35km NNE

5

1

1
Carreg y Bwci

Round Barrow(s) • 9.43km W

15

1

1

7
Cefn Pal Hillfort, Cynghordy

Hillfort • 9.45km ESE

8

1

1
Bryn y Gorlan

Stone Circle • 10.12km N

17

1

1
Mynydd Pen-y-Fal (Sugar Loaf)

Hillfort • 10.13km E

10

1

1
Cnwch Mawr (Llanddewi Brefi)

Round Cairn • 10.35km NW

8

1

1
Crug

Round Cairn • 10.7km WNW

10

1

1
Esgair Garn, Llanddewi Abergwesyn

Round Cairn • 10.84km ENE

8

1
Carreg Samson

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.88km WNW

1
Hirfaen Gwyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.19km W

11

1

4
Bryn Goleu

Round Cairn • 11.32km W

4

2
Bryn Rhudd

Cairn(s) • 11.5km NW

1
Caer Maurice

Hillfort • 11.69km W

10

1

1
Pen Banc

Cairn(s) • 11.95km W
Bryn Rhudd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.06km NW

20

1

1
Banc-y-Gwyngoed

Round Cairn • 12.49km NW

8

1

1
Garn Felen (Llanddewi Brefi)

Cairn(s) • 12.71km NW
Garn Fawr (Tregaron)

Cairn(s) • 12.74km NNW

8

1

1
Nant-y-Ffrwd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.2km N

2

2
Nant Cwm Dwfn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.33km ENE

1

1
Cwn Bran camp

Enclosure • 13.69km S

1
Nant-y-Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.85km N

5

2
Pen-Y-Ddinas

Hillfort • 13.9km SW

1

1
Cefn Cerrig

Cairn(s) • 13.99km N

14
Garn Dwad

Cairn(s) • 14.02km ENE

12

1

1
Blaen Camddwr

Round Cairn • 14.28km N

4

1
Esgair Gerwyn

Cairn(s) • 14.33km NNE

2

1

1
Y Fan

Hillfort • 14.57km SSW

1
Cilgwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.63km SSE
Esgair Perfedd

Round Cairn • 14.67km N

5

1

1
Moelau

Round Cairn • 14.83km N

6

1

1
Bryn Cosyn

Cairn(s) • 14.84km N

3

1
Esgair Irfon

Cist • 14.89km NE

10

1
Clawdd Brythonig

Enclosure • 14.92km E

1
Castell Rhyfel

Hillfort • 15.16km NNW

12

1
Groes Fawr

Cist • 15.16km NNW

5

1
Cae’r Maen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.19km ENE

2

1
Ffynnon-Wen (Llangybi)

Sacred Well • 15.26km W

1
Careg Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.77km S

2
Pen y Garn-goch

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.94km ENE

9

1

1
Y Garn (Garn Gron)

Round Cairn • 15.96km NNW

10

1
Banc Paderau

Round Cairn • 16.03km ENE

6

1

1
Castell Tregaron. Sunnyhill wood camp

Hillfort • 16.19km NW

11

2
Garn Wen

Cairn(s) • 16.23km E

1
Garn Gron

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.35km N

15

2
Tomen-y-Rhos

Round Cairn • 16.55km SE

10

2
Y Pigwn Cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.61km ESE

11

3
Y Pigwn

Stone Circle • 16.81km ESE

28

6

1
Pen Caenewydd, Mynydd Myddfai

Cairn(s) • 16.89km SE

16

1
Pant Meddygon

Standing Stones • 17.66km SE

8

3
Carn Fflur

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.67km N

23

1
Pen Twr Ring Cairn, Cefn Gardys

Ring Cairn • 17.68km ENE

7

1
Drum Nant y Gorlan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.87km NE

1
Blaen Clydach Fach

Cairn(s) • 18.02km ESE

1
Cwm Henwen Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.03km ESE

10

2
Cwm Henwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.05km ESE

7

3
Bryngwyn Bach

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.11km NNW

19

1
Pant Madog

Round Cairn • 18.37km ESE

8

3
Crug-y-Bwdran

Round Cairn • 18.53km WSW

5

1

1
Drygarn Fawr

Cairn(s) • 18.64km NE

20

2
Bryn-y-Crofftau

Ring Cairn • 18.74km N

10

1

1
Carn Blaen Glasffrwd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.77km N

16
Garn Wen, Llanfihangel Abergwesyn

Round Cairn • 18.8km ENE

9

1
Gwern Wyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.04km ESE

6

1

2
Pen-y-Bwlch (West)

Round Cairn • 19.5km N

12

1
Pen-y-Bwlch (Ystrad Fflur)

Cairn(s) • 19.54km N

6

1

1
Ynys Hir

Stone Circle • 19.61km E

4

2

2
Tri Chrugiau, Mynydd Epynt

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.67km E

7

1

1

1
Carreg Wen Fawr (Llanwrthwl)

Standing Stones • 19.71km NNE

1
Varlen Cairn, Traianmawr

Cairn(s) • 19.92km ESE

1