The Saith Maen

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The Saith Maen NW ( German  "the seven stones" also Saith Maen ENE or Craig-y-nos) are about 13.7 m long in Wales rare stone row ( English alignment ), west of Craig-y-nos near Pen- y-cae in Powys in Brecknockshire .

Five of the 0.8 to 1.5 m high stones are still upright. The two fallen stones are about 2.9 and 2.2 m long. The northern end of the range is only a few meters from the edge of a deep sinkhole that is common in this area .

The series has the suffix "NW" to distinguish it from two monuments of the same name in Powys . One is the prehistoric row of stones near Llanwrthwl and the other is a boulder .

The row is said to be based on the stone circle of Cerrig Duon about 5.5 km away.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′ 29.7 "  N , 3 ° 41 ′ 40.8"  W.