Llanfechell Triangle
The Llanfechell Triangle or Llanfechell Stones are a group of three menhirs ( Welsh Maen hir - English standing stone ) about 600 m northwest of Llanfechell near Amlwch in the north of the island of Anglesey in Wales .
The Llanfechell Triangle are around 2.0 m high, about 0.6 m thick and up to 1.2 m wide. The inwardly inclined stones are each around three meters apart, on a small hill and can be seen from afar. They probably come from the Bronze Age .
During an excavation, a unique rock carving was discovered on one of the 20 wedge stones under one of the menhirs . The excavation revealed at least 20 packing stones inside the pit. A cup-and-ring marker with a diameter of about 10 cm and a single cup ( English cup ) were picked on a packing stone of about 0.8 × 0.95 × 0.5 m .
See also
literature
- Peter Sager: Wales. Literature and politics, industry and landscape . DuMont, Cologne 1992, ISBN 3-7701-1407-8 .
- MJ Yates, David Longley: Anglesey: A Guide to the Ancient Monuments on the Isle of Anglesey 2001
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- Description rock carving engl. and picture
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Coordinates: 53 ° 23 ′ 47.7 " N , 4 ° 27 ′ 43.3" W.