Maen Hir Maenaddwyn Menhir
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Maen Hir Maenaddwyn Menhir
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 1 May 2007
A 'menhir' an anglicised form of the Welsh 'Maen Hir' (lit. long stone) dates back to the Bronze Age and possibly marks the site of a burial. It is this 10' high stone which gives Maenaddwyn its name (maen = stone + Addwyn a personal name). Who Addwyn was is not recorded.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.324539
Longitude
-4.312324