Name of monument
Blaenau Uchaf Stone
Also known as
Type of site
Dimensions (approx)
H:
1.6m
W:
1.2m
D:
0.9m
LR Grid Reference
OS Map Number
LR 160
Nearest Village
Nearest Town
Property Type
Access
MRW Access rating
MRW Site Rating
Other information
Legends / stories attached to this monument. Inscriptions. See who has provided other information.
This is a very impressive monument, although finding it left us in a bit of a muddle.
You need to head for Trecastle, along the A40 from Sennybridge. As you begin to drop down into the village, you need to take the first left, signposted with a brown caravan/camping sign. The road is relatively narrow and winding. As a point of reference you will pass some sort of small water works on your left. Keep on going until you come to an old red phone box, just before a left hand turn next to a church. This is the road you need. Unfortunately this road is even narrower than the one you have been on. This road will take you passed a number of farms, over a bridge and up a steep hill to another farm, at which you will see a dead end sign on your right hand side, and a road leading off into the distance.
This is where we went wrong and followed the road bearing left until we got to the next farm and realized our mistake. The fact is - you actually need to take the dead end road. Luckily for us the farmer was tending his sheep and told pointed us in the right direction. Luck was definitely on our side that day, as the very same farmer gave us permission to follow the road, as it runs through his land, which was very much appreciated.
So, having sought permission, you need to follow the road for a short while until you come to a gate, the other side of which is a stream and a bridge. We parked here and continued on foot up the road and passed Blaenau Uchaf farm. Just keep going up the road as it winds to the left, until you come to a gate at the top. The stone can be clearly seen in the field on your left.
It stands atop a small broken mound of buried stones with a much larger, flatter but rather curious stone next to it, which made us wonder if that also was once standing. The panoramic views of the surrounding countryside from this site are stunningly mesmerizing and have to be seen to be appreciated.
For whatever purpose this monument was erected, we will probably never now, but one thing is for sure, the people who put it there, most definitely had an eye for natures splendor, with their choice of location.
