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Burry Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM191. The monument stands upon bedrock comprising Dinantian rocks of Mississippian age, a geological formation dominated by limestone with subordinate bands of sandstone and argillaceous rocks. This solid carboniferous foundation has supported the stone since its erection in prehistory.
Standing stones were raised across Britain and Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, often as territorial markers, burial monuments or elements of ritual landscapes. The Dinantian limestone bedrock of this region provided local stone for construction, though the standing stone itself may have been selected and transported for particular qualities of colour, size or durability that made it suitable for commemorative purposes.
The monument's survival to the present day reflects both the durability of its stone and the protective status it has held as a scheduled ancient monument. Cadw's designation recognises its archaeological and heritage significance as a rare surviving example of prehistoric monumental activity in this Welsh landscape. The standing stone remains an important record of prehistoric communities and their relationship with the physical environment.
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 and protected 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Burry 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 Standing Stone stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.