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Llech Idris

Near Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd

A standing stone thrown by the giant Idris.

Llech Idris is a tall standing stone in a field near Trawsfynydd. Legend says it was thrown there by the giant Idris from Cadair Idris, his mountain 'chair' many miles to the south.

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When
Bronze Age and legend
Where
52.8750, -3.9150
Group
Hill figures & giants

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Visible from the lane east of Bronaber.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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