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Gileston Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR140. The monument stands upon bedrock of Lower Devonian age, comprising an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation has shaped the local landscape and would have influenced the choice of stone available to prehistoric communities.
Standing stones of this type were erected across Britain and Ireland during the Bronze Age, typically serving ritual, territorial or commemorative functions within their communities. The stone's survival to the present day is testament to its substantial construction and the stability afforded by the solid Devonian geology beneath it.
The monument remains an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and cultural practices in Wales. Its protected status reflects its archaeological significance and the value placed upon understanding the monumental landscape of early metalworking societies in this region.
Gileston Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR140. View the official record →
Gileston Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR140.
Gileston 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.
Gileston 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 BR140.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carreg Wen Fawr y Rugos cairn cemetery (6.4 km), Carn Caws, round cairn to N of (6.8 km), Pant Serthfa stone row (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Gileston 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.
Gileston Standing Stone stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.