Maen Llia

Maen Llia
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Maen Llia is a Bronze Age standing stone on moorland in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Powys, Wales. Composed of Old Red Sandstone conglomerate, it stands 3.7 m high and 2.8 m wide, with an estimated 1.2-1.8 m buried below ground. CADW dates its erection to 2300-800 BCE. The stone likely served as a waymarker along an ancient route that later became the Roman road Sarn Helen. Local legend claims it walks down to the River Llia to drink when the sun is low.

TypeMegalithic stones
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryWales
Coordinates51.8610° N, 3.5636° W

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