Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone
Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone is an archaeological site in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales. Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone is situated nearby to the pub Standing Stones, Penrhos, as well as near Kingsland School.Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: bronze age standing stone in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
- Also known as: “Ty-Mawr Standing Stone” and “Tŷ-Mawr Standing Stone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trefignath Chambered Tomb and Holyhead Railway Station.
Trefignath Chambered Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefignath is a Neolithic burial chamber near Trearddur, south of Holyhead on Holy Island, off Anglesey in Wales. In its most complete form it included a large cairn covering three stone tombs, set on a small knoll. Trefignath Chambered Tomb is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone.
Holyhead Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1 mile northwest of Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone.
Standing Stones, Penrhos
Pub
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Standing Stones, Penrhos is a pub, which is situated 1,000 feet north of Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trearddur Bay and Porth-y-Felin.
Trearddur Bay
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trearddur or Trearddur Bay is a village, seaside resort and community south of Holyhead on the west coast of Holy Island off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales.
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 northwest of Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone.
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. Penrhosfeilw is situated 2 miles west of Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone.
Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone
- Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29675° or 53° 17′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.62142° or 4° 37′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C5Q79WH+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 6185665852OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q110224375
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In Other Languages
“Tŷ Mawr Standing Stone” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Maen Hir Tŷ Mawr”
- Welsh: “Maen hir Ty-Mawr”
- “Tŷ Mawr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kingsland School and Holyhead Leisure Centre.
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