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Group of Standing Stones NE of Llechdwnni is a prehistoric standing stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM060. The stones stand upon Lower Devonian bedrock, composed of sandstone and conglomerate deposits laid down during the Early Devonian period. This underlying geology of interbedded sedimentary rock has shaped both the landscape and the availability of stone for the monument's construction, providing the local material from which the standing stones were raised.
The grouped arrangement of standing stones reflects a pattern common to Neolithic and Bronze Age ceremonial and burial monuments across Wales and the wider British Isles. Such monuments typically served as markers for burial sites, territorial boundaries or gathering places for dispersed communities. The exact original configuration and number of stones at this site would have been determined by its specific function and the labour resources available to its builders.
The preservation of multiple stones in association demonstrates the monument's archaeological significance and its enduring presence in the landscape. The designation by Cadw recognises its importance as a scheduled ancient monument. The site's location on Early Devonian geology adds to its particular landscape context, sitting within bedrock that has weathered over hundreds of millions of years since its formation in ancient seas.
Group of Standing Stones NE of Llechdwnni is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM060. View the official record →
Group of Standing Stones NE of Llechdwnni is a prehistoric standing stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM060.
Group of Standing Stones NE of Llechdwnni 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.
Group of Standing Stones NE of Llechdwnni 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 CM060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kymer's Canal and Pwll y Llygoed Tramroad Bridge (3.5 km), Spudder's Bridge (4.2 km), Glanstony Aqueduct, Trimsaran (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Group of Standing Stones NE of Llechdwnni'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.
Group of Standing Stones NE of Llechdwnni stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.