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Hirfaen Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference CM028. The monument dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period and stands as evidence of ritual and ceremonial practices in prehistoric Wales. Such standing stones typically served religious or funerary functions within their communities, marking significant locations in the landscape. The stone remains an important archaeological record of early Welsh monument construction and the spiritual or communal significance attributed to prominent landscape features during prehistory.
Hirfaen Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM028. View the official record →
Hirfaen Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference CM028. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM028.
Hirfaen 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 Britain.
Hirfaen 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 CM028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caer Cadwgan (1.5 km), Caer Pencarreg (4.1 km), Gelli Dewi Uchaf linear round barrow cemetery (4.3 km).
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