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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carreg Maen-Taro
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Abergavenny  Nearest Village: Bryn-Mawr
Map Ref: SO23831134  Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 51.795502N  Longitude: 3.105893W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Carreg Maen-Taro submitted by cerrig : Looking East. This is the Breconshire side of the stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Monmouthshire

For information see Coflein NPRN 260725 , an extract of which reads: "This is an ancient standing stone erected (according to tradition) in early British times to commemorate a battle which was fought here between two kings or chiefs, one of whom was named Ifor. An irregularly shaped stone on the crest of a hill, 1.7m high by 0.7m by 0.4m. It is inscribed "M", facing Monmouthshire and "B", facing Brecknocks ... Currently at the boundary of 3 communities, Blaenavon, Llanelly and Llanfoist Fawr, all now in Monmouthshire. Exact date unknown."
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Carreg Maen-Taro submitted by cerrig : Looking West. This is the Monmouthshire side of the stone. The Brecon Beacons can just be seen where the far skyline meets the stone (upper left) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carreg Maen-Taro submitted by cerrig : Looking South, towards Coety mountain. This area is the setting for Alexander Cordell's " Rape of the fair country". All around are abandoned spoil heaps and coal tip's, the remains of a once thriving Iron making community. All gone now ,except for Big Pit mining museum on the far hillside here. A wild and windy spot now. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carreg Maen-Taro submitted by Blaenavonphotos : Taken with the recent snowfall looking across with Big Pit in the background (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carreg Maen-Taro submitted by virtualuser : Ancient Standing stone 1.7m high commemorating a battle near Pwll Ddu Monmouthshire. Park opposite the Lamb and Fox Inn short walk up rocky path (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carreg Maen-Taro submitted by Penbron : Carreg Maen Taro is about 1 metre tall and the ‘M’ + ‘B’ markings are obvious. The stone is covered in lichen of various shades of green. There are many large stones scattered around the base of the stone.

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Carreg Maen-Taro submitted by Blaenavonphotos : view taking in Carreg Maen Taro with the Brecon Beacons and Noctulicent clouds in the back ground

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Re: Carreg Maen-Taro by JRB on Saturday, 22 August 2015
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Map Ref: SO23831134 [Updated]
Latitude: 51.795494N Longitude: 3.105952W (WGS-84)
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Re: Carreg Maen-Taro by cerrig on Tuesday, 08 February 2011
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condition; 5
ambience; 4
access; 2
accuracy; 5
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Re: Carreg Maen-Taro by cerrig on Tuesday, 08 February 2011
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Carreg Maen Taro is a very handsome stone. It stands about 1 meter tall, with some smaller boulders at it's base. It also marks where several local communities meet: LLanelli;Llanfoist and Blaenavon; and the Brecon Beacons national park boundary also runs through here.
Carved on it's sides are two letters. On the Eastern side is an M, for Monmouthshire. On the Western side is a B, for Breconshire. The stone is now in Monmouthshire, but maybe at one time this was a county boundary too.
It also has some association with a battle that was reputed to have been fought in this area, a story shared by some local cairns (now lost to the spoil tips)
All in all quite an interesting stone, in a place with lot's of history.
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    Re: Carreg Maen-Taro by Runemage on Wednesday, 09 February 2011
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    There's something very special about a stone that stands on the boundary of different provinces, a stone of divisions and an entry point to the otherworld. That's according to Irish legend at least, are there any Welsh ones in the same vein Cerrig?



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    Re: Carreg Maen-Taro by cerrig on Thursday, 10 February 2011
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    The only other one that comes to my mind is Carreg Waun Llech, and that's only a rumour as far as I know. There are others I'm sure.

    http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4434
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