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Ffos-y-Maen Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM CM189. The stone dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period and stands as evidence of ritual or ceremonial activity in the region during prehistory. The monument represents the type of standing stone tradition found throughout Wales and western Britain, which served functions related to religious practice, territorial marking, or funerary commemoration. Such stones are typically associated with burial rites, gathering places, or landscape markers significant to prehistoric communities.
Ffos-y-Maen Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM189. View the official record →
Ffos-y-Maen Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM CM189. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM189.
Ffos-y-Maen 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.
Ffos-y-Maen 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 CM189.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Amphitheatre (7.7 km), Pen y Gaer Hillfort (7.8 km), Merlins Hill Hillfort (7.8 km).
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