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Cambrian Factory Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR132. The monument stands upon bedrock of Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Caradocian period. This geological foundation of locally available stone would have influenced the stone chosen for the monument itself and the practical considerations of its erection in this upland landscape.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Neolithic or Bronze Age, serving purposes that remain incompletely understood but may have included territorial markers, burial monuments, or ritual focal points within the prehistoric landscape. The monument's survival to the present day testifies to the durability of stone construction and to the significance places such as this held within ancient communities.
The protection of Cambrian Factory Standing Stone by Cadw recognises its importance as evidence of Wales's deep human past. The stone's continued presence in the landscape connects modern visitors to the prehistoric peoples who inhabited these uplands and invested the considerable labour required to position such monuments in their communities.
Cambrian Factory Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR132. View the official record →
Cambrian Factory Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR132.
Cambrian Factory 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.
Cambrian Factory 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 BR132.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Irfon Standing Stone (3.6 km), Waun Coli round cairn (3.8 km), Garn Wen round cairn (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cambrian Factory 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.
Cambrian Factory Standing Stone stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.