Maen Madoc
The Maen Madoc or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the Brecon Beacons in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of Ystradfellte.Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stone
- Description: menhir in Wales
- Also known as: “Maen Madog”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fan Nedd and Maen Llia.
Fan Nedd
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Fan Nedd is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. In common with the rest of the Fforest Fawr uplands it is within the county of Powys. Fan Nedd is situated 1½ miles north of Maen Madoc.
Maen Llia
Archaeological site
Photo: Nick Earl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maen Llia is a standing stone which sits on moorland at grid reference SN924192 in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. The stone which is a large piece of intraformational conglomerate from the Old Red Sandstone measures 3.7 m high by 2.8 m wide by 0.9 m. Maen Llia is situated 2 miles north of Maen Madoc.
Fan Llia
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Fan Llia is a subsidiary summit of Fan Fawr in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. In common with other peaks in the Fforest Fawr uplands it lies within the county of Powys. Fan Llia is situated 2 miles northeast of Maen Madoc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ystradfellte and Penwyllt.
Ystradfellte
Village
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystradfellte is a village and community in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles north of Hirwaun, with 556 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire and the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park, beside the Afon Mellte river. Ystradfellte is situated 1½ miles southeast of Maen Madoc.
Penwyllt
Hamlet
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penwyllt is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in Powys, Wales, lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park. A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales. Penwyllt is situated 4 miles west of Maen Madoc.
Penderyn
Village
Photo: JTreg62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". Penderyn is situated 4½ miles southeast of Maen Madoc.
Maen Madoc
- Categories: menhir, inscribed stone, archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Ystradfellte, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.82999° or 51° 49′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.57124° or 3° 34′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3RRCHH+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1541517873OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=stoneWikidata ID
Q6729218
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Maen Madoc” goes by many names.
- French: “Maen Madoc”
- German: “Maen Madoc”
- Welsh: “Maen Madoc”
- Welsh: “Maen Madog”
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