Bodewryd Standing Stone
DatedEst. 2800–1800 BCE
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Overview
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What the sources say
Der Menhir von Bodewryd (auch Carreg Lefn, Maen Pres, Plas Bodewryd oder The Smooth Stone genannt) ist ein über 3,5 Meter hoher Menhir (walisisch Maen hir – englisch Standing stone) bei Llanfechell auf der Insel Anglesey in Wales.
Der zu den höchsten auf der Insel zählende Menhir steht nahe der Straße, aber von dichten Hecken verdeckt, in einem Feld auf der Plas Bodewryd Farm.
Es gibt zwei Legenden, die mit dem Stein verbunden sind. Die erste besagt, dass man zu einer bestimmten Zeit des Tages rund um seinen Schatten im Boden einen vergrabenen Schatz findet. Die zweite bezieht sich auf eine vermeintliche Inschrift auf dem Stein. Wenn sie enträtselt wird, kann man vergrabene Schätze finden.
Östlich von Llanfechell Triangle steht der Baron Hill Maen Hir (Menhir). Der Stein ist 2,0 m hoch und wiegt 4,6 Tonnen. 2009 war er umgekippt und 2010 wurde er wieder aufgestellt. Um seinen Sockel etwa 20 Füllsteine gefunden, von denen einer zwei Gravuren aufwies, eine Schälchen und eine Schälchen- und Ringmarke. Solche Gravuren sind in Nordwales selten.
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Where it sits in time
The site's dated range, placed against world reference points.
The scale is logarithmic: each step to the left is about ten times older than the last.
The full article
Bodewryd Standing Stone: the whole story
In briefSources for this section
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Bodewryd Standing Stone, also known as Carreg Lefn, Maen Pres, Plas Bodewryd, or The Smooth Stone, is a menhir near Llanfechell on the island of Anglesey in Wales. It stands in a field on the Plas Bodewryd Farm, close to the road but hidden by dense hedges. At over 3,5 metres high, it is among the tallest standing stones on the island.
The stone is a single upright monument, and no detailed information about its construction, surroundings, or archaeological finds at this site is given. It is assigned to the period 2800 BCE to 1800 BCE by typological estimate, meaning its date is based on comparison with stones of similar form rather than a direct date from the monument itself.
Two legends are associated with the stone. The first says that, at a certain time of day, a buried treasure can be found by digging around the shadow it casts on the ground. The second refers to a supposed inscription on the stone, which must be deciphered before buried treasure can be found.
Standing stones of this kind were raised during several periods of prehistory as part of wider megalithic cultures, and individual examples may be Neolithic, Bronze Age, or later. Britain and Ireland contain many hundreds, often standing alone in fields. Their purposes remain uncertain and may include rituals, territorial marking, or roles within systems of belief.
No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the German article "Menhir von Bodewryd", shown in the original language.
Summary in EnglishSources for this section
- Wikipedia (German): Menhir von BodewrydCC BY-SA 4.0
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- Wikipedia (German): Menhir von BodewrydCC BY-SA 4.0
Bodewryd Standing Stone is a menhir (standing stone) in Rhosybol, United Kingdom. A typological estimate: 2800 BCE to 1800 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the German article "Menhir von Bodewryd", shown in the original language.
How this page was madeSources for this section
- Wikipedia (German): Menhir von BodewrydCC BY-SA 4.0
Sources for this section
- Wikipedia (German): Menhir von BodewrydCC BY-SA 4.0
The summary at the top of this page was written by MiniMax-M3 (2026-11-08) from the cited Wikipedia article “Menhir von Bodewryd”, translated from German. The numbers in it were checked automatically against the source text. The rest of the page is the article itself, the structured records and computed distances.
Tradition and region
About this kind of monument
British and Irish standing stones
Britain and Ireland are rich in standing stones; the Atlas records many hundreds. Together with Brittany they hold about 50,000 examples across the Atlantic fringe of Europe, and many stand singly in fields. In Ireland they are usually in farmers' fields and are heavily worn by weather and by livestock rubbing against them. The stones are usually difficult to date. They were put up in many periods of prehistory as part of the wider megalithic cultures, and any single stone may be Neolithic, Bronze Age or later. Theories about their purpose remain speculative: rituals, territorial markers, or markers in a system of belief.
Some stand in groups. The Calanais Stones on the Isle of Lewis, built around 2750 BCE, form a circle with a tall central monolith and several rows extending outwards in a cross-shaped plan, on a ridge overlooking Loch Roag. The Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire include the King's Men, the King Stone and the Whispering Knights, three monuments built in the Neolithic and Bronze Age.
Folklore: the names of the Rollright Stones come from stories told since the early modern period; legend holds that the King Stone comes alive at the stroke of midnight. At Calanais one tradition says the stones were giants who would not convert to Christianity, and in the seventeenth century the people of Lewis called them fir bhrèige, "false men". Another legend says that on midsummer morning an entity known as the Shining One walks the length of the avenue. These are traditions, not memories of the builders.
The Atlas treats isolated stones as undated unless they have been excavated.
When visiting, look at how a stone stands in relation to the landscape and to any nearby monument.
Paraphrased from Wikipedia: Menhir, Wikipedia: Callanish Stones, Wikipedia: Rollright Stones, Wikipedia: List of menhirs · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the article
Dated moments in the story
- 2009
2009 war er umgekippt und 2010 wurde er wieder aufgestellt.
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An interpretive reconstruction of the monument, standing on the real ground at its exact point, under the sun for that place and season. Drag to look around it.
The reconstruction is ours, not a survey: it shows what a monument of this type looks like, at the size the record gives for this one.
Lore
Evidence & Lore
What the sources actually support — and, kept apart, what has been claimed.
What the evidence supports
Dates
Est. 2800–1800 BCEHow this date was established: Type comparisonTypical range for menhirs in United Kingdom; this site has not been dated itself. Standing stones are associated with the Beaker people of the European late Neolithic and early Bronze Age c. 2800-1800 BC.Source for this date
Where it stands
United Kingdom
The pin marks the monument itself — its exact point.
- Coordinates
- 53°23′05″ N, 4°23′52″ WFor a GPS or map app: 53.38464, -4.39779
Access is as our sources describe it; we have not visited the site to check.
Nearby
The closest sites in the Atlas, by straight line.
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Barrow Between Rhosbeirio and Yr Efail4000–800 BCE
Tumulus at Ty-Newydd4000–800 BCE- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Pen-y-Morwyd4000–800 BCE
Werthyr standing stone4500–800 BCE- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Pen-y-Fynwent Barrow4000–800 BCE
Baron Hill Maen Hir2800–1800 BCE
Bodorwedd Standing Stones3630–430 BCE- Menhir (standing stone)Llys Einion Standing Stone2800–1800 BCE
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Lore, kept apart
Legends and claims
These are stories and claims reported by the sources. They are not evidence, and they never stand in for the dating above.
- Tradition
Two legends are associated with the stone.
Two legends are associated with the stone. The first says that, at a certain time of day, a buried treasure can be found by digging around the shadow it casts on the ground. The second refers to a supposed inscription on the stone, which must be deciphered before buried treasure can be found.
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Around this place
The ten nearest sites, by compass
- Barrow Between Rhosbeirio and Yr Efail1.4 km NW
- Tumulus at Ty-Newydd1.8 km N
- Pen-y-Morwyd2.4 km NW
- Werthyr standing stone2.8 km N
- Pen-y-Fynwent Barrow3.1 km SE
- Baron Hill Maen Hir3.9 km W
- Bodorwedd Standing Stones4.5 km W
- Llys Einion Standing Stone5.0 km SE
- Maen Chwyf Chambered Tomb5.2 km SE
- Glan-Alaw Standing Stone5.9 km SW
Credit
Text, licence and sources
Text from the Wikipedia article "Menhir von Bodewryd" (German), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; authors are listed in the page history. Reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikipedia · Edit history and authors
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