Penbryn Pillar Stone

Also known as:
Corbalengi Stone and Dyffryn Bern Stone
Nearest town:
Newcastle Emlyn (12km SSE)
OS reference:
SN289514
OS sheet:
145
Latitude:
52° 8' 2.03 N
Longitude:
4° 30' 0.84 W
Added to TMA by

Images

Image of Penbryn Pillar Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Mr Hamhead

Taken with telephoto from gateway. Inscription can just be made out on left side of stone.

Mr Hamhead
Mr Hamhead Feb 21, 2007

Articles

Penbryn Pillar Stone

Mr Hamhead
Mr Hamhead Feb 21, 2007

Could not get close to this stone that I spotted across a very damp field. I would think it is about 5ft high and quite broad. It is in a triangular field bounded on all sides by minor roads just to the north of Aberporth.

It is marked on the map as Pillar Stone and a bit of searching on the web came up with the facts that it was ‘discovered’ in the early 1800s when a tumulus was removed including a heap of stones. The stone was re-erected and an urn and several supposedly Roman coins were found. These were given to Colchester Museum... who now have no record of them!

The inscription reads ‘Corbalengi Iacit Ordovs‘

Sites within 20km of Penbryn Pillar Stone

Like all websites everywhere, we use cookies.