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Fach-goch is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN386. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Llanvirn rocks, undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations dating to the Whiterock period. This geological foundation of mixed sedimentary deposits reflects the landscape's ancient marine origins during the Ordovician period.
The stone itself belongs to the class of upright monolithic monuments erected across Wales and the broader British Isles during the prehistoric era. Such standing stones typically marked territorial boundaries, ritual or ceremonial sites, or served as waymarkers in the prehistoric landscape. Their enduring presence across millennia testifies to the engineering capability and cultural significance these monuments held for their creators.
The specific positioning of Fach-goch within its local topography, set upon the distinctive Llanvirn bedrock, anchors this monument firmly within its geological and cultural context. The survival of the standing stone into the modern era, and its formal protection as a scheduled ancient monument, reflects its continuing importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and belief systems in Wales.
Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN386. View the official record →
Fach-goch is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN386.
Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of 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.
Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of 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 CN386.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aircraft, Intertidal zone, Morfa Harlech (8.4 km), Tyddyn Sion Wyn Ring Cairn (9.4 km), Ffridd Fedw Round Hut, Enclosure, Ancient Fields and Kerb Cairn (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of'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.
Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.