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Broomy Hill is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD231. The monument comprises a single upright stone positioned on the southern slope of its namesake hill, typical of the isolated monoliths erected across Britain and Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. These standing stones, or menhirs, served various ceremonial, territorial or commemorative functions within prehistoric communities.
The stone rises from bedrock composed of Ordovician mafic tuff, an extrusive volcanic rock formed approximately 485 to 444 million years ago when underwater volcanic activity characterised this region of Wales. The local geology would have substantially influenced the monument's construction, with builders selecting stone from the surrounding landscape shaped by ancient geological processes.
Standing stones of this type are concentrated in upland and marginal territories, often placed at prominent locations across the Welsh landscape. Broomy Hill's hillside setting reflects this pattern of placement on elevated ground, suggesting the monument held symbolic or practical significance for prehistoric societies. The survival of such stones depends upon their size and the durability of the parent rock, making Broomy Hill a valuable testament to prehistoric Wales.
Broomy Hill, standing stone on S is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD231. View the official record →
Broomy Hill is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD231.
Broomy Hill, standing stone on S 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.
Broomy Hill, standing stone on S 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 RD231.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fforest Wood Mound & Bailey Castle (7 km), Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound (7 km), Cwrt Llechryd moated site (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Broomy Hill, standing stone on S'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.
Broomy Hill, standing stone on S stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic tuff.