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Great Oak Road standing stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR301. The monument rises from bedrock formed during the Early Devonian period, when this landscape lay beneath ancient seas. The underlying geology comprises Lower Devonian rocks of undifferentiated age, consisting of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have shaped the stone available to prehistoric communities in this region.
Standing stones of this type were typically erected during the Bronze Age, serving purposes that remain partly mysterious but likely included territorial markers, ritual functions or commemoration of significant individuals. The stone's location reflects the careful placement of such monuments by prehistoric peoples, often sited on high ground or along routes of significance to Neolithic and Bronze Age societies.
The survival of Great Oak Road standing stone demonstrates the durability of these ancient monuments and their continued presence in the Welsh landscape after millennia of environmental change and human activity. Its protection under Cadw ensures this important archaeological witness to Wales' prehistoric past remains preserved for future study and public appreciation of the region's deep cultural heritage.
Great Oak Road standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR301. View the official record →
Great Oak Road standing stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR301.
Great Oak Road 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.
Great Oak Road 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 BR301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coal and Iron Ore Workings West of Abergavenny Road, Blaenavon (8.7 km), Brake Engine on Hill Pits Tramroad Incline (8.8 km), Pwll Du Tunnel (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Great Oak Road 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.
Great Oak Road standing stone stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.