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Dolddeuli Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME226. The stone rises from bedrock composed of Middle Cambrian mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, ancient sedimentary deposits laid down over 500 million years ago when this region lay beneath shallow seas. These hard, weather-resistant rocks would have been familiar to the prehistoric communities who inhabited the surrounding landscape.
Standing stones of this type were erected during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, typically serving ritual, territorial or commemorative functions within early Welsh societies. The Dolddeuli stone's survival to the present day reflects both the durability of its construction and the cultural significance of such monuments across the generations that followed its raising.
Today the standing stone remains a tangible link to Wales's deep prehistory, preserved within the Middle Cambrian geology that has shaped the character of this locality since Palaeozoic times. Its protected status ensures that this monument continues to bear witness to the ceremonial and social practices of communities whose ancestors lived in these hills thousands of years before recorded history.
Dolddeuli Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME226. View the official record →
Dolddeuli Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME226.
Dolddeuli 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.
Dolddeuli 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 ME226.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aran Fawddwy Cairn (3.8 km), Cairn 225m S of Moel Caws (4.2 km), Hut Group & Enclosures 117m S of Moel Caws (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Dolddeuli 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.
Dolddeuli Standing Stone stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.