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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cwm Garw - Standing Stones in Wales in Pembrokeshire

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 08 October 2002  Page Views: 13992

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cwm Garw Alternative Name: The Stones of Arthur's Sons, Cerrig Meibion Arthur, Glynsaithmaen N
Country: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Cardigan  Nearest Village: Maenclochog
Map Ref: SN11823102  Landranger Map Number: 145
Latitude: 51.945763N  Longitude: 4.739399W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Cwm Garw submitted by rocknroll : Taken on the 23rd of January 2007. This was my second visit as heavens opened up on my first. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Stones of the Sons of Arthur are part of a grouping of seven standing stones known as the Glynsaithmaen stone complex.

The stones are visible from the road (unless the mist is down) or accessible on foot.
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Cwm Garw submitted by Horatio : Easily accessible from the road that leads west from Mynachlog-ddu over the common land that has the Bluestone Pillar on it. The farmer from Cwm Garw (who I spoke with, whose land the stones are on) is happy for people to hop off his track to go take photos of the stones. I did this on my return from a pleasant circular walk, taking a few sites in including Carn Menyn (Bluestones) Bedd Arthur (c... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cwm Garw submitted by postman : A misty morning in the Preseli hills. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cwm Garw submitted by postman : Cerrig Meibion Arthur (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cwm Garw submitted by rocknroll : Taken on the 23rd of January 2007. This was my second visit as heavens opened up on my first. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cwm Garw submitted by vicky : The Stones of the Sons of Arthur, also known as Cwm Garw, part of the Glynsaithmaen complex in Pembrokeshire. (1 comment)

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Cwm Garw submitted by Penbron : Cwm Garw,Meibion Arthur,with Moel Cwmcerwyn yonder..

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Cwm Garw submitted by TheDuke : 'Cwm Garw'. Easily accessible and a must visit for all stone hunters. Amazing scenery.

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Cwm Garw submitted by TheDuke : 'Stones of the sons of Arthur'. Very impressive.

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Cwm Garw submitted by TheDuke : 'Cwm Garw', impressive stones. 7 to 8 ft high so large stones especially if you consider how much lies below ground. Absolutely awesome scenery surrounds, a must visit.

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Cwm Garw submitted by TheDuke : 'Stones of the sons of Arthur'. Also known as Cwm Garw (rough valley). These impressive stones stand proud against the backdrop of Carn Sian amongst a myriad of other prone stones in the landscape. Easily accessible via a farm track or take a boggy walk and cross the little brook that flows down from the hills for the full experience!

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Cwm Garw submitted by postman : Not the best weather for stone fancying, but they're very fanciable stones.

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Cwm Garw submitted by postman : Two big stones

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Cwm Garw submitted by paulcall : Cwm Garw means 'the rough valley', and these stones are said to be a monument to Arthur's sons killed by a wild boar. They are 7 and 8 feet tall. (Scan of photo taken in 1996)

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Cwm Garw submitted by vicky : Stones of the Sons of Arthur. This stone pair (located at SN118310) is part of a grouping of seven standing stones. The stones are visible from the road (unless the mist is down) or accessible on foot. (1 comment)

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The Stones of the Sons of Arthur by coldrum on Tuesday, 04 September 2012
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From Clas Merdin: Tales from the Enchanted Island

"The Stones of the Sons of Arthur

“And then he [Twrch Trwyth] set out from Glyn Nyfer and came to Cwm Cerwyn, and there he stood at bay. And he then slew four of Arthur's champions, Gwarthegydd son of Caw, Tarawg of Allt Clwyd, Rheiddwn son of Eli Adfer, and Isgofan the Generous. And after he had slain those men, again he stood at bay against them there, and slew Gwydre son of Arthur, Garselit the Irishman, Glew son of Ysgawd, and Isgawyn son of Banon. And then he himself was wounded.” [1]

The Boar Hunting Party
In Culhwch And Olwen, considered the oldest Arthurian tale, Culhwch invokes almost 260 personages as guarantors of the privileged gift, or boon, which he demands on recognition of his kinship as Arthur's first cousin, symbolised by the act of Arthur cutting Culhwch's hair. Culhwch demands 'My claim on thee is that thou get me Olwen daughter of Ysbaddaden Chief Giant. And I invoke her in the name of thy warriors.' [2]

Culhwch's extensive invocation of individuals from Arthur's Court, occupying over two hundred lines in the tale, draws upon the names of both historical and mythological British personages and a lesser number of Irish, in addition to a number of obviously invented farcical characters. Many appear here for the first time and are unknown outside Culhwch. Some fail to appear again in the tale and other characters are introduced later who do not appear in the list. Thus, this so-called 'Court List' contains an accumulation of Celtic literary figures unique to Culhwch, probably added to at each recital and by later copyists.

The Chief Giant Ysbaddaden exacts forty impossible tasks, or 'anoethau', from Culhwch as the price for obtaining his daughter Olwen as his wife. Achieving the anoethau constitutes the rest of the tale, with the most important, and central to the whole story, is the hunting of the enchanted giant boar, the Twrch Trwyth. The hunt begins in Ireland and Arthur and his retinue follow the boar across the Celtic Sea to south Wales.

Four of Arthur's champions killed by the Twrch Trwyth at Cwm Cerwyn, Pembrokeshire, south west Wales, are referred to in the passage from Culhwch And Olwen cited above. Tarawg of Allt Clwyd is previously unmentioned, Rheiddwn son of Eli Adfer, and Isgofan the Generous appear to have been transplanted from the Court List with no further references. However, the fourth champion Gwarthegydd appears from the long tradition of the sons of Caw of Prydyn (Pictland). The Court List mentions nineteen sons of Caw but omits Gwarthegydd ('cattle raider'). The inclusion of Gwarthegydd concurs with early Welsh genealogical tradition that lists twenty sons of Caw, including Gildas and Hueil, and one daughter. Outside of Culhwch, Gwarthegydd son of Caw is found seated next to Bedwini, the Bishop, as part of the assemblage of Arthur's counsel in the late 13th century Middle Welsh tale The Dream of Rhonabwy.


The Stones of the Sons of Arthur
According to local lore the site of the battle of Cwmcerwyn is marked by a series of ancient monuments. Legend recalls that Arthur sat and watched his men fighting the Twrch Trwyth from a spot marked by a standing stone known as Eisteddfa Arthur (Arthur's Seat), slightly north of Brynberian, on the northern side of the main ridge of the Preseli Hills.

The Stones of the Sons of Arthur are located on the lower flank of Foel Cwmcerwyn, the highest top in the Preselis at 1760ft (537m) and the source of the Afon Clydach. On the ridge above are said to be The Stones of the Knights, (Cerrig Marchogion - SN102322). [3]

The Stones of the Knights are difficult to locate, if they survive at all today, and I suspect the four ancient cairns, the highest at 5ft tall, seen prominently along the skyline of Foel Cwmcerwyn, were probably the original draw to the legend of Arthur's battle with the Twrch Trwyth, as often they are called by the alternati

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Re: Cwm Garw by coldrum on Monday, 11 January 2010
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Coflein entry.

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/304065/details/CERRIG+MEIBION+ARTHUR/
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