Careg Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir
SN69492943

Also known as:

Abermarlais Park, Bosworth Stone, Carreg Fawr and Maen Cilau

Nearest town:

Llandeilo (9km SW)

OS reference:

SN69492943

OS sheets:

146, 160

Latitude:

51° 56' 51.16 N

Longitude:

3° 53' 56.85 W

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Careg Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir

Rhiannon Mar 6, 2010

Abermarlais.
At the entrance gate of Abermarlais Park there is an interesting stone, near which, according to a tradition related to me by Mrs. De Rutzen, the Welsh Princes held a council or* war. I was also informed by people in the neighbourhood that the spot was once haunted by the ghost of a lady in white.

*sic. From ‘Folk-lore of west and mid-Wales’ by J C Davies (1911).

This message board for Llangadog
llangadog.com/messageboard1.html
has a photo of the stone and describes how it is also known as the ‘Bosworth Stone’, having been allegedly brought home from Bosworth Field by Sir Rhys Ap Thomas, as a souvenir of his side’s victory (Abermarlais was one of his homes).

Careg Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir

thesweetcheat Dec 28, 2009

From “The Ancient Stones of Wales” – Chris Barber and John Godfrey Williams (1989 Blorenge Books):

“Maen Cilau is a massive monolith over 9 feet high just within the entrance gate to Abermorlais [sic] Park. It is also known as Carreg Fawr standing stone”.

According to Coflein the stone is not thought to be in its original position.

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