Cae Coch

Also known as:
Esgid-y-Cawr
Nearest town:
Penmaenmawr (5km NW)
OS reference:
SH735716
OS sheet:
115
Latitude:
53° 13' 33.58 N
Longitude:
3° 53' 42.52 W
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Images

Image of Cae Coch (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Sheep resting beside Cae Coch Standing Stone.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
markj99
markj99 Jun 9, 2021
Image of Cae Coch (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Cae Coch standing stone, standing above a stretch of Roman road .

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Oct 26, 2015
Image of Cae Coch (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Ravenfeather

Cae Coch, also known as ‘The Giant’s Shoe’ on the 26th May 2012.

Image credit: Paul Kesterton
Ravenfeather
Ravenfeather Jul 30, 2012
Image of Cae Coch (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Moth

Could that be Maen Penddu standing stone on the horizon, a fraction left of centre?

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Apr 26, 2005
Image of Cae Coch (Standing Stone / Menhir) by baza

The Cae Coch standing stone, with the sun rising over the hills on the other side of the Conwy valley.

baza
baza Apr 9, 2004

Articles

Cae Coch

thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 19, 2015

Cae Coch standing stone is first, just a short pull up a bracken and grass covered slope from the track. It’s one of those eternally pleasing stones with a completely different aspect depending on which side you view it from. The broad face is turned towards the track and is perpendicular to Pen-y-Gaer (Caerhun) hillfort, but side-on the profile is slender with a bend in the middle. The views across the Conwy valley are worth the visit alone. An unexpectedly good site.

As we approached the stone the blue sky had turned unexpectedly dark, and now looks like night has arrived early. It rains, just for a moment. And then it’s gone, so that by the time we regain the track much of the blue has returned.

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Ravenfeather
Ravenfeather Jul 30, 2012

I was quite surprised by how big this stone was, standing prominently by the side of the road, and clearly visible as you continue to walk along Tal-y-Fan from Maen y Bardd. When I first saw it I thought it might be a natural stone, but small chocking stones are clearly visible around the base, and it looks as if a mound has been built up for the stone to stand on.

Cae Coch is also known as Esgid-y-Cawr or the ‘Giant’s shoe’ apparently. The bumbling behemoth having lost its footwear whilst chasing it’s recalcitrant dog (the same beast reputed to been the cause of Ffon y Cawr as well) It’s certainly a nice chunky stone, it must be a good 7’ tall, eminently huggable, and with a fine view looking out down over the Conwy valley.

I like the idea that this and Ffon y Cawr symbolise the male and female aspects of the land, it may just be a romantic pagan notion, but the stones do seem to be carefully chosen to have that suggestive quality!

Cae Coch

postman
postman Sep 20, 2007

Burl calls this a playing card shape but I don’t see it myself, it looks like a half buried stone axe to me. Thin on one side and really broad on the other it’s a very striking stone . Visible from the path/lane to the Poets stone with the peak of Tal y Fan behind it.

Cae Coch

treaclechops
treaclechops Apr 7, 2005

In contrast to Ffon y fawr, this monolith is very solid, stocky and rounded. Could there be an allusion to male and female within the landscape due to the placing of this pair of stones? No time, and too tired to walk up to it to discover more.

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