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Bryn Eithinog Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CD190. The stone stands upon bedrock of Llandovery rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Llandovery period of the Ordovician. This geology has shaped the local landscape and would have been well known to the prehistoric communities who erected the monument.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Neolithic or Bronze Age, though without dated archaeological evidence the precise chronology of this particular example remains uncertain. Such monuments commonly served ritual, ceremonial or territorial functions within prehistoric societies, often marking significant places in the landscape or forming part of wider ceremonial complexes.
The monument's location and survival testify to its historical importance within the local area. Now under statutory protection, Bryn Eithinog Standing Stone remains a tangible link to Wales's prehistoric past, preserving evidence of the beliefs and activities of communities whose presence in the landscape is otherwise largely invisible.
Bryn Eithinog Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD190. View the official record →
Bryn Eithinog Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CD190.
Bryn Eithinog 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.
Bryn Eithinog 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 CD190.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Rhyfel (3.8 km), Fagwyr Las Deserted Rural Settlement (3.9 km), Bryn Cosyn Cairn Cemetery (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bryn Eithinog 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.
Bryn Eithinog Standing Stone stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.