<< Our Photo Pages >> Morfa Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Morfa StoneCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Llwyngwril Nearest Village: Friog
Map Ref: SH6144811077
Latitude: 52.679623N Longitude: 4.050893W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Situated in a field to the south of a narrow gated country lane that leads from Llwyngwril to Dolgellau the stone stands close a dry stone boundary wall. Interestingly, there's an alignment of standing stones about 100m to the NE and this upland expanse has evidence of prehistoric activity in abundance.
The stone stands at about 0.75m, with a base measurement of 1.30m and a thickness of about 0.40m giving it a domed/barrow shape. It leans to the east and there is some packing on its eastern side. This is a smooth polished stone, with some lichen, that has been loved by the local sheep. However, it is earth fast and stable, I sat on it and pushed against the wall.
An interesting stone feature that just happens to share an environment that has attracted the attention of our ancestors for millenia.
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