Penrhosfeilw Standing Stones
The Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones are a pair of standing stones on Holy Island west of Anglesey in north-west Wales. They are thought to date from the Bronze Age but their origins and purpose are unclear.Photo: Ray West, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: MikPeach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: standing stones
- Also known as: “Meini Hirion Penrhosfeilw” and “Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Stack and Holyhead Mountain.
South Stack
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Stack is an island connected by a bridge to Holy Island which is part of the island of Anglesey. It is also the name given to the land adjacent to the island.
Holyhead Mountain
Peak
Photo: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holyhead Mountain is the highest point on Holy Island, Anglesey, and in the county of Anglesey, north Wales. It lies about two miles west of the town of Holyhead, and slopes steeply down to the Irish Sea on two sides.
Holyhead Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Randwick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holyhead railway station serves the Welsh town of Holyhead on Holy Island, Anglesey. The station is the western terminus of the North Wales Main Line 105+1⁄2 miles west of Crewe and is managed by Transport for Wales Rail. Holyhead Railway Station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Penrhosfeilw Standing Stones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penrhosfeilw and Holyhead.
Penrhosfeilw
Village
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penrhosfeilw is a village in the community of Trearddur, Anglesey, Wales, which is 140.1 miles from Cardiff and 227.5 miles from London.
Holyhead
Photo: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Holyhead is a small port town on Holy Island, which is narrowly separated from the larger island of Anglesey, in northwest Wales. There are many things to see such as a prehistoric village on Holyhead Mountain, South Stack Lighthouse and Holyhead Breakwater Country Park.
Porth-y-Felin
Suburb
Porth-y-Felin is an area of Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, which is 141 miles from Cardiff and 227.4 miles from London. Porth-y-Felin is situated 1½ miles northeast of Penrhosfeilw Standing Stones.
Penrhosfeilw Standing Stones
- Categories: standing stones and historic site
- Location: Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.2957° or 53° 17′ 45″ northLongitude
-4.66175° or 4° 39′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C5Q78WQ+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 2911955938OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q15839939
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Penrhosfeilw Standing Stones” goes by many names.
- German: “Penrhos Feilw”
- Welsh: “Meini Hirion Penrhos Feilw”
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