© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Battle Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR138. The monument stands upon bedrock composed of Pridoli rocks, undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations dating to the Pridoli epoch. This geological foundation provided the local material from which prehistoric communities may have sourced stone for their monuments, though the standing stone itself was likely selected for its size and durability rather than the specific properties of the underlying bedrock.
Standing stones of this type typically date to the Bronze Age or Neolithic period, serving functions that remain partly mysterious to modern archaeologists. They may have marked territorial boundaries, served as waymarkers across the landscape, or held ceremonial and spiritual significance for the communities that erected them. The stone's survival to the present day, despite millennia of exposure to Welsh weather and landscape change, attests to the skill and labour invested in its placement.
The monument's name references its location or historical associations, though specific details of any battles connected to it are not documented in surviving records. The standing stone remains an important element of Wales's prehistoric heritage, representing the enduring ambitions of ancient communities to create lasting monuments within their landscape.
Battle Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR138. View the official record →
Battle Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR138.
Battle Standing Stone dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Battle Standing Stone is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is BR138.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Waunfaeog Hillfort (6.1 km), Enclosure West of Nant Cwm Llwch (6.4 km), Y Gyrn hut platform (N) (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Battle Standing Stone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Battle Standing Stone stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.