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Burry Lesser Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference GM150. The stone stands upon bedrock of Dinantian age, formed during the Mississippian period approximately 359 to 323 million years ago. This geology comprises limestone with subordinate bands of sandstone and argillaceous rocks, typical of the Carboniferous limestone formations that underlie much of south Wales.
Standing stones of this type were erected during the Bronze Age, serving purposes that likely combined territorial marking, ritual significance and ancestral commemoration. The Dinantian limestone landscape in which Burry Lesser stands would have been familiar to its builders, though the surface appearance of the region has changed considerably through subsequent land use and vegetation change.
The monument's survival and protection under Cadw reflects its importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and belief systems in Wales. The specific geological context of the Dinantian rocks provides an anchor point for understanding how prehistoric communities related to their landscape, selecting stone for monuments that would endure within their local geological setting.
Burry Lesser Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM150. View the official record →
Burry Lesser Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference GM150.
Burry Lesser 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.
Burry Lesser 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 GM150.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cave 40m SE of Deborah's Hole (4.7 km), Deborah's Hole Camp (4.8 km), Paviland Camp (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Burry Lesser 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.
Burry Lesser Standing Stone stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.