thesweetcheat

A bit of urban prehistory for #StandingStoneSunday

This is Maen Huail in the lovely northeastern Wales town of Ruthin. In folklore it is said to have been the stone on which Arthur had Huail (brother of Gildas) beheaded. The version of the story on The Modern Antiquarian doesn't paint Arthur in a particularly chivalric light!

Visited January 2012, while walking Offa's Dyke Path.

https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/13562/maen_huail.html

#Folklore #Cymru #Ruthin #Arthur #TheModernAntiquarian

Jan 7, 2024 at 8:48amWeb
Show threadStone PagesJan 7, 2024
@thesweetcheat Maen Huail a fair old step from coordinates given by TMA! (try 7 St Peter's Square, Ruthin LL15 1DL) https://maps.app.goo.gl/rwq3bEhnBvUwpE2c6
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Show threadthesweetcheatJan 7, 2024
@stonepages good spot, thanks, I'll see about getting it updated.
Show threadthesweetcheatJan 7, 2024
@stonepages the OS grid ref is bang on though. No idea how the lat/long co-ordinates are generated though, I must admit I never use them and I think they are generated automatically from the OS grid ref.
Show threadStone PagesJan 7, 2024
@thesweetcheat google maps doesn't do grid refs, sadly
Show threadthesweetcheatJan 7, 2024
@stonepages ah, I'm an OS guy mostly!
Show threadMostlyTatoJan 7, 2024
@thesweetcheat
I do love a nice random bit of rock with a mythological story attached to it 😉
Show threadthesweetcheatJan 7, 2024
@MostlyTato yeah, me too 😁