Waun Mawn Stone

Nearest town:
Fishguard (12km W)
OS reference:
SN080339
OS sheet:
145
Latitude:
51° 58' 11.52 N
Longitude:
4° 47' 43.56 W
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Images

Image of Waun Mawn Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Looking towards the highest part of the Preseli ridge, with Foel Feddau and Foel Cwmcerwyn to the left of the stone.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.4.2022)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Apr 13, 2023
Image of Waun Mawn Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

The remains of Waun Mawn stone circle are on the hill bathed in summer solstice sunshine.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jun 22, 2021
Image of Waun Mawn Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 24th May 2003: From the east. We had real trouble stopping William from getting into the puddle!

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jun 2, 2003
Image of Waun Mawn Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 24th May 2003: From the nort west (ish), the stone sitting tidy in it’s mucky puddle.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jun 2, 2003
Image of Waun Mawn Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 24th May 2003: From the south east, with the loverly Louise posing for scale.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jun 2, 2003

Articles

Waun Mawn Stone

treaclechops
treaclechops Aug 30, 2003

This one was absolutely magic, and Jane and I both immediately and independently christened her ‘The Lady of the Lake’. The most gorgeous female lithic form was standing before us in a small body of water that virtually surrounded her base, save for a short, narrow causeway in front of her. The shape of the deep puddle instantly reminded me of the moat at the foot of Silbury Hill. Next to her, a clump of tall, strong marsh grass was reflected in the wind-ruffled surface of the water. This stone inspires reverence. It was so easy to slip into memories of the Arthurian legend of the Lady of the Lake, and even easier to see how this type of landscape could give birth to such a notion. It was there, and it was real. Somehow. I felt an urge to visit Bodmin Moor.

All above me, skylarks were singing, despite the wind and the low, racing clouds, and I felt myself becoming more and more enraptured and ensnared by this amazing menhir. Eventually, I had to very unwillingly drag myself away, and return to the others in the car. I have to say, this one’s a corker.

Waun Mawn Stone

Jane
Jane Jun 2, 2003

...a single menhir about 6 or 7 feet high with her square footprint in a pool of boggy water with marsh grass growing jauntily up against it. Charlie Dimmock couldn’t have produced a more picturesque water-feature. Indeed, so stately and serene was this menhir, in her own little pool, we felt she looked like the lady of the lake.

Waun Mawn Stone

Kammer
Kammer Jun 2, 2003

Visited 24th May 2003: This standing stone is relatively close to the Tafarn y Bwlch stone pair. It stands a short way up the hillside from the track, and is easy to spot. The first thing that struck me was the little pond that Waun Mawn stands in, and the second thing that struck me was that William was about to try wading in it! The water was muddy, but clearly deeper than his wellies are long, so I had to move quickly to avoid a premature trip back to the car.

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