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Fonlief Hir Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference ME057. The monument dates to the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period and represents the type of ritual or ceremonial stone erection characteristic of upland Welsh communities during the second and third millennia before the present era. Standing stones of this class served functions within religious, ritual and funerary practices of their time, though the precise ceremonial purposes of this particular example remain subject to archaeological interpretation. The site forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric monumental activity documented across Meirionnydd, contributing to understanding of early Welsh settlement patterns and ritual behaviour.
Fonlief Hir Standing Stones is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME057. View the official record →
Fonlief Hir Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference ME057. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME057.
Fonlief Hir Standing Stones dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Fonlief Hir Standing Stones 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 ME057.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cors-y-Gedol Settlements & Field System (8 km), Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber (8.2 km), Dyffryn Ardudwy Chambered Tomb (8.2 km).
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