Maen Twrog Pillar Stone, Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales.
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Meirion
N 52° 56.734 W 003° 59.381
30U E 433498 N 5866674
A standing stone in churchyard, Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales.
Waymark Code: WM95AP
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/01/2010
Views: 3
This stone sit in the churchyard of St. Twrog's Church in Maentwrog (the village gets its name from the stone - 'Twrog's Stone').
The stone is of an indeterminate age and purpose, but is believed to be very ancient possibly from a structure that pre-dates the building of the first Church on the site.
There are a number of interesting legends connected to the stone, the most common is that the stone was thrown from a nearby mountain by a giant name Twrog to destroy a pagan altar in the village. It is also mentioned in the Welsh mythological cycle known at the mabinogion where it is said to mark the burial place of the King of Dyfed, Pryderi.
Any local will also tell you that anyone who rubs the stone will always return to the village.
Type: Menhir
Number: 1.00
Size:
It is 1.1m high.
Parking: Not Listed
Source: Not listed
Purpose: Not listed
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