Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn
Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn is an archaeological site in Reynoldston, Swansea, Wales. Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn is situated nearby to Holywell Service Reservoir, as well as near the heath Cefn Bryn Common.Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: scheduled monument in Wales
- Also known as: “Arthur’s Stone” and “Maen Ceti”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penrice Castle and St George’s Church.
Penrice Castle
Castle
Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penrice Castle is a 13th-century castle near Penrice, Swansea on the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Nearby is a neo-classical mansion house built in the 1770s. Penrice Castle is situated 1¼ miles south of Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn.
St George’s Church
Church
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St George’s Church is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn.
Weobley Castle
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weobley Castle is a 14th-century fortified manor house on the Gower Peninsula, Wales, in the care of Cadw. The castle overlooks Llanrhidian saltmarshes and the Loughor estuary. Weobley Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanrhidian and Gower Peninsula.
Gower Peninsula
Photo: Catrin Austin, CC BY 2.0.
The beautiful Gower Peninsula in Swansea was the United Kingdom's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The peninsula is famous for its stunning coastal scenery, wide sandy beaches and medieval castles.
Penrice
Hamlet
Penrice is a village and community in Swansea, Wales, on the Gower peninsula. It had a population of 451 as of the 2011 UK census and the community includes the villages of Oxwich, Oxwich Green, Slade, Little Reynoldston, Horton as well as Penrice itself. Penrice is situated 1½ miles south of Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn.
Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn
- Categories: chambered long barrow, chamber tomb, Neolithic tomb, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Reynoldston, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.59352° or 51° 35′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.17936° or 4° 10′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3QHRVC+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2499934264OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q13126863
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn” goes by many names.
- German: “Arthur’s Stone”
- Welsh: “Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn”
- Welsh: “Maen Ceti (Carreg Arthur, beddrod siambr)”
- Welsh: “Maen Ceti”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cefn Bryn and Holywell Service Reservoir.
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