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

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Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.4.2023)

thesweetcheat Apr 7, 2024

Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

There’s a fist-size chunk missing on the back of the stone, whether from erosion or some man-made reason I don’t know.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.4.2023)

thesweetcheat Apr 7, 2024

Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Looking southeast; Black Mountains on the left skyline, Mynydd Troed the prominent outlying hill centre skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.4.2023)

thesweetcheat Apr 7, 2024

Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Looking east towards Afon Gwy/River Wye, out of sight at the end of the field.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.4.2023)

thesweetcheat Apr 7, 2024

Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

This is a great stone; how much is underground to support this much of a lean?

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.4.2023)

thesweetcheat Apr 7, 2024

Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

From the roadside (A470)

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 28, 2007

Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 28, 2007

Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 28, 2007

Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 28, 2007

Image of Maen Hir (Boughrood) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 28, 2007

Articles

Maen Hir (Boughrood)

Standing Stone / Menhir

C

CARL Apr 6, 2010

Visited 4.4.10. Park up just as you turn into the entrance driveway to the hotel. The stone is in the field slightly to your right – easily seen. The field had just been ploughed so I was happy enough to view from the roadside.

Maen Hir (Boughrood)

Standing Stone / Menhir

postman Apr 28, 2007

Easily seen from the A470 and room to park at the entrance to Llangbed hotel, two fields from the road in the warmest April for 300 years even at 7 am it was a pleasure to walk to.
Badly leaning to the west this stone could be 8-9 ft tall if stood upright
a very nice menhir guarded by hoards of sheep bleating too loudly (for a tresspasser anyway)

Sites within 20km of Maen Hir (Boughrood)

Boughrood Court

Round Barrow(s) • 0.21km E

1
Neuadd Glan-Gwy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.61km N

4

2
Pen-rhiw-wen

Hillfort • 1.74km SSE

9

2
Spread Eagle

Cursus • 4.19km E

1

1
Pipton

Long Cairn • 4.32km E

5

3
Twyn y Garth

Hillfort • 4.43km NW

10
Twyn y Garth barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.49km NW

7
Tre Durn Wood

Enclosure • 5.2km SSW

1
Bryn y Groes

Chambered Tomb • 5.45km ESE

1

1
Pen Cae Newydd

Round Barrow(s) • 5.55km NNW

1
Maesgwyn Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 5.59km NE

1
Coed-y-Polyn

Round Barrow(s) • 5.8km E

8

1
Little Lodge

Long Barrow • 6.09km E

21

4
Blaen Henllan

Cairn(s) • 6.35km NW

1
Bryn yr Hydd

Enclosure • 6.48km ENE

6
Hillis Camp, Llanfilo

Hillfort • 6.87km S

2
Pen-yr-Allt

Enclosure • 7.03km S

1
Moll Walbee’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.09km ENE

4

2
Ffostyll

Long Barrow • 7.21km ESE

31

1

4
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 7.69km SE

1
Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)

Enclosure • 8.18km WSW

1
Penyrwrlodd

Long Cairn • 8.53km SE

19

3

1
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 8.58km S
Cefn Clawdd

Round Cairn • 9.2km W

8

1
Gwaun Ymryson

Cairn(s) • 9.26km W

7

1
Lane Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 9.42km NE

1
Clyro Court Farm

Long Barrow • 9.44km ENE

4

3
Wern Frank Wood

Cairn(s) • 9.55km ESE

12

1
Mynydd Epynt (Eastern)

9.64km W
Twyn-y-Post

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.64km W

10

1
Twyn-y-Big

Round Cairn • 9.71km WNW

20

1
Banc y Celyn

Stone Circle • 9.86km WNW

21

1
Pen-y-Wyrlod

Long Cairn • 9.97km ENE

21

1

4

1
Rhos-Goch Chapel

Round Barrow(s) • 10.04km NE

1
Y Das

Round Barrow(s) • 10.19km ESE

12

3
Mynydd Bychan

Platform Cairn • 10.55km ESE

19

3
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 10.86km ESE

20

2
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 10.95km SE

33

3
Crossfoot Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.24km ENE

4

2
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 11.27km SSW

1

1
Cefn Wylfre

Stone Circle • 11.55km N

2

2
Pen-y-Beacon

Stone Circle • 11.69km E

29

5
Twyn-y-Beddau

Round Barrow(s) • 11.7km E

11

4
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 11.78km SE

15

4
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 12.07km SE

7

1

3

1
Pen-y-Beacon

Cist • 12.3km E

27

3

1
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 12.39km SE

20

2
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 12.61km ESE

20
Six Stones

Stone Circle • 12.67km NNE

1
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 12.86km SE

3

1
Garth (Duhonw)

Hillfort • 13km WNW

8
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 13.08km SSW

12

3
Nant Bwch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.12km E

2

1

1
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.26km S

2

3
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 13.27km SW

26

4
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 13.54km S

9

8

1
Llan Oleu

Round Barrow(s) • 13.58km E

3

1
Pen-twyn Camp (Brilley)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.72km NE

1
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.73km SE

14

2
Parc-y-Meirch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.75km E
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.89km SW

3
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.89km ESE

3

1
Archenfield

Chambered Tomb • 14.01km ENE

2

2
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 14.06km SE

10

1
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 14.09km SE

8

1
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 14.42km SSE

8

1
Hundred House Common

Round Barrow(s) • 14.62km NNW

1
Gold Post

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.78km E

1
Battle

Standing Stones • 14.81km SW

4

2
Giants Grave

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.88km N

13

1

2
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 14.94km SW

1

2
Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 15.01km SE

3

1
Pen y Gadair Fawr

Round Cairn • 15.08km ESE

25

3
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 15.09km SSE

18

1
Cefn Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.1km E

1

1
Glascwm Mill Cottages

Round Barrow(s) • 15.1km NNW

1
Mynydd Brith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.55km ENE

5

3
Carneddau Hill (Builth Wells)

Round Cairn • 15.56km NW

9

1

1
Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 15.61km SE

3

1
Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.72km ESE

25

4
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 15.77km SSE

3

1
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.01km S

3
Cwm Berwyn, Carneddau (Builth Wells)

Promontory Fort • 16.03km NW

12

1

1
Milton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.07km NE

1
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 16.07km SE

5

1
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 16.2km SSE

12

1
Maen Richard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.36km WSW

1
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 16.4km SE

9

2

1
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 16.4km SSE

2

1
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

16.48km ESE

6

2
Carneddau North (Builth Wells)

Cairn(s) • 16.63km NW

12

2
Cwm Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.83km NNW

3

1
Castle Bank

Hillfort • 16.92km NNW

21

1

2
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.95km SSE

13

1

3
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 17.38km SE

29

1
Bryn y Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.49km N

11

1
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 17.51km SSW

2

1
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 17.62km SW

10

2
Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)

Enclosure • 17.79km WSW

2
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.88km SSE

8

2
Garreg Fawr (Llanfihangel Nant Bran)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.99km WSW

1
Wern Derys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18km E

14

4
Duke’s Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 18.03km E

1
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 18.12km S

14

1
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 18.14km SE

12

1
Bryn y Maen fallen monolith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.19km N

3

1
Gannols Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.22km ENE

2

2
Fedw

Stone Circle • 18.44km N

4

1
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.55km SE

9

2
Nant yr Ychen

Round Cairn • 18.74km ESE

1

2
Graig Camp

Hillfort • 18.79km N

10

1
Gelli Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.82km NNW

7

3
Gelli Hill

Stone Circle • 18.96km NNW

15

4
Gelli Hill stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.98km NNW

5

3
Cwm Maerdy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.25km N

6

1
Llanerch Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 19.25km N

4

2
Church of St Michael

Christianised Site • 19.32km NNE

2
Llanfihangel Nant Melan

Round Barrow(s) • 19.4km NNE

1
Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 19.42km E

10

2
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.45km SSE

7

2
Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 19.53km SE

34

1
Tri Chrugiau, Mynydd Epynt

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.56km W

7

1

1

1
Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 19.56km ESE

22

3
Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan

Hillfort • 19.58km SW

1

1
The Van

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.59km N

12
Gilwern Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.63km NNW

5

2
Arthur’s Stone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 19.65km ENE

65

4

20

3
Llanveynoe Crucifix Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.65km E

1
Mynydd Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.65km SW

3

4
Black Darren

Round Cairn • 19.7km E

25

2
Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 19.86km SW

1

1
Bedd Gwyl Illtyd

Ring Cairn • 19.94km SW

6

3