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Maen Beuno ('Beuno's Stone') is the 1.6m high standing stone outlying Dyffryn Lane Henge, within a wider ceremonial complex dating to 3000-1800 BC. These monuments - and others, including a stone circle, round barrow burials and Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled Timber Circle - would have dominated this river meadow where the River Severn is crossed. Maen Beuno is named after Saint Beuno (545-640 AD) who was born in Berriew and proclaimed the Gospel from this pagan spot. He established St. Beuno's Church a mile down the lane, and its ancient churchyard contains several impressive stone crosses, pillars, old yews and lime trees. There are more churches in Wales dedicated to Saint Beuno than to any other saint, and he appears in many legends from this time. Berriew can be reached from the Severn Way walk along the Montgomeryshire Canal and offers several cafes and pubs.
Maen Beuno Standing Stone, Berriew
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- Region : Mid Wales
- Grid Ref : SJ 20292 01298
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Maen Beuno ('Beuno's Stone') is the 1.6m high standing stone outlying Dyffryn Lane Henge, within a wider ceremonial complex dating to 3000-1800 BC. These monuments - and others, including a stone circle, round barrow burials and Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled Timber Circle - would have dominated this river meadow where the River Severn is crossed. Maen Beuno is named after Saint Beuno (545-640 AD) who was born in Berriew and proclaimed the Gospel from this pagan spot. He established St. Beuno's Church a mile down the lane, and its ancient churchyard contains several impressive stone crosses, pillars, old yews and lime trees. There are more churches in Wales dedicated to Saint Beuno than to any other saint, and he appears in many legends from this time. Berriew can be reached from the Severn Way walk along the Montgomeryshire Canal and offers several cafes and pubs.
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