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Bryn-y-Rhyd Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM193. The stone stands on bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, a geological sequence laid down during the Westphalian period and comprising mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete. This varied geology would have been visible in the local landscape and potentially quarried or worked by the prehistoric communities who erected the monument.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Neolithic or Bronze Age and served functions that remain imperfectly understood, though they often marked territorial boundaries, burial sites or ritual places. The survival of Bryn-y-Rhyd as a discrete monument reflects both the durability of stone construction and the continuity of its significance in the Welsh landscape across millennia. Its protection under Cadw recognises its archaeological importance.
The monument's position within the industrial geology of the South Wales coalfield is notable. The Coal Measures bedrock that underlies the site would eventually become subject to extensive mining and quarrying in later centuries, making the survival of prehistoric monuments in this region particularly valuable for understanding patterns of early human settlement and land use in South Wales.
Bryn-y-Rhyd Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM193. View the official record →
Bryn-y-Rhyd Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM193.
Bryn-y-Rhyd 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-y-Rhyd 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 CM193.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penprys Pit Engine House (8.1 km), St Michael's Chapel, Cwrt-y-Carne (8.1 km), Earthwork 1080m NNW of Fforest Newydd (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bryn-y-Rhyd 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-y-Rhyd Standing Stone stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.