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Berrisbrook Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM182. The monument stands upon bedrock of Llandovery age, a geological formation composed principally of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that formed during the Ordovician period. This solid foundation of mixed sedimentary rocks would have provided a stable base for the stone's erection by prehistoric communities.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Neolithic or Bronze Age, serving purposes that remain partly enigmatic but may have included territorial markers, ritual focal points or gathering places for dispersed communities. The Llandovery bedrock underlying the site reflects the ancient marine origins of the Welsh landscape, laid down hundreds of millions of years before the monument's construction.
Today, the standing stone survives as evidence of prehistoric activity in the region and contributes to our understanding of early settlement patterns and ritual practices in Wales. Its protection under the Cadw guardianship scheme recognises the archaeological and cultural significance of such monuments, which remain among the most enduring expressions of prehistoric societies in the British landscape.
Berrisbrook Standing Stones is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM182. View the official record →
Berrisbrook Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM182.
Berrisbrook Standing Stones 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.
Berrisbrook Standing Stones 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 CM182.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Fortlet 300m SW of Gallt yr Adar Fawr (3.1 km), Mynydd Llansadwrn ring cairn (4.1 km), Dolauhirion, section of Roman road N of (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Berrisbrook Standing Stones'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.
Berrisbrook Standing Stones stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.