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Brohomagli Stone is an early medieval inscribed stone now housed within Voelas Hall in Wales. The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference DE096. Originally positioned in the local landscape, the stone has been brought indoors for preservation, reflecting the vulnerability of such carved rocks to weathering and damage.
The stone's inscription dates to the early medieval period, when commemorative and territorial marking stones were common across Wales and the wider Celtic-speaking world. These monuments typically recorded names or lineages and served both spiritual and social functions within their communities. The carved surface would once have been far more legible than it appears today, with lettering now worn by centuries of exposure to the Welsh weather.
The bedrock beneath the monument's original location comprises Llandovery rocks, undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations from the Silurian period. This soft, layered geology is characteristic of south and mid Wales. The choice of stone for carving would have been dictated by local geology, making such inscribed stones powerful testimonies to early medieval settlement patterns and the enduring relationship between communities and their immediate landscape.
Brohomagli Stone (Now In Voelas Hall) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE096. View the official record →
Brohomagli Stone is an early medieval inscribed stone now housed within Voelas Hall in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE096.
Brohomagli Stone (Now In Voelas Hall) dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a inscribed stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Brohomagli Stone (Now In Voelas Hall) 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 DE096.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dol Tre Beddau: Site of Discovery of Brohomaglus Stone (0.9 km), Pont Newydd (Northern) (1.1 km), Pont Newydd (Southern) (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Brohomagli Stone (Now In Voelas Hall)'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.
Brohomagli Stone (Now In Voelas Hall) stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.