Capel Soar Standing Stone
Capel Soar Standing Stone is an archaeological site in Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales. Capel Soar Standing Stone is situated nearby to the pub Black Lion, as well as near the playground Llanfaethlu Play Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: standing stone in Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Llanfaethlu Standing Stone” and “Standing Stone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Black Lion and St Maethlu’s Church.
Black Lion
Pub
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Lion is a pub, which is situated 420 feet northeast of Capel Soar Standing Stone.
St Maethlu’s Church
Church
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Maethlu's Church is a medieval church in the village of Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales. It is one of a number of churches in the parish and benefice of Bro Padrig, the appointed clergyman being the Reverend T. St Maethlu’s Church is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Capel Soar Standing Stone.
Carreglwyd
House
Photo: David Seale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carreglwyd is a Georgian country house, on the northwest of the Isle of Anglesey, about 1 km NW of Llanfaethlu in Wales, at grid reference SH309878. "Carreglwyd" is Welsh for "grey rock", with lwyd being the soft mutation of llwyd. Carreglwyd is situated 1 mile northwest of Capel Soar Standing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhydwyn and Llanfwrog.
Rhydwyn
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhydwyn is a village in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, in the north west of Anglesey, Wales. Rhydwyn is named after a little stream that once crossed the centre of the village. "Rhyd" meaning Ford and "Wyn" white. It now runs through a culvert under the road. Rhydwyn is situated 1½ miles north of Capel Soar Standing Stone.
Llanfwrog
Village
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfwrog is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies about 4 miles to the northeast of Holyhead. The village lies near the coast about a mile east of Beach Gribin. Llanfwrog is situated 1½ miles southwest of Capel Soar Standing Stone.
Llanddeusant
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanddeusant is a small linear village, on Anglesey, North Wales about 10 miles north east of Holyhead. Llanddeusant is situated 2 miles east of Capel Soar Standing Stone.
Capel Soar Standing Stone
- Categories: standing stone, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.34705° or 53° 20′ 49″ northLongitude
-4.52638° or 4° 31′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C5Q8FWF+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5894231373OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56302477
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Capel Soar Standing Stone” goes by many names.
- French: “Menhir de Llanfaethlu”
- German: “Menhir von Llanfaethlu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Llanfaethlu Play Area and Glanrhyd.
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