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Burry Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM GM191. The stone belongs to the Bronze Age period and represents one of numerous megalithic monuments erected across the Welsh landscape during prehistory, likely serving ritual, religious or ceremonial functions connected to Bronze Age communities. The standing stone survives as a substantial upright stone, testimony to the enduring engineering practices and monumental ambitions of its prehistoric builders. Such stones typically marked significant locations within the landscape and may have served commemorative or territorial purposes within Bronze Age society.
Burry Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM191. View the official record →
Burry Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM GM191. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM191.
Burry 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 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 GM191.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Limestone Quarry and Kiln at Oxwich (4 km), Castell Oxwich (4.1 km), Tower NE of Oxwich Castle (4.1 km).
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