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Inscribed Stone N of Parciau Farmhouse is an early medieval inscribed stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM069. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Arenig Rocks, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits laid down during the Arenigian period of the Ordovician. These sedimentary formations provide the local geology characteristic of upland Wales.
The stone itself represents an important class of early medieval monument found across Wales and the west of Britain, typically dating from the fifth to seventh centuries. Such inscribed stones often marked territorial boundaries, commemorated the dead, or asserted Christian or secular authority in the post-Roman landscape. The weathered bedrock surrounding Parciau Farmhouse would have been familiar terrain to the communities who commissioned and maintained such monuments.
The monument's survival and official protection reflects its significance as evidence of early medieval settlement patterns and cultural identity in the Welsh uplands. Stones of this type remain crucial to understanding the transition from Roman to post-Roman society and the development of medieval Welsh society during the early medieval period.
Inscribed Stone N of Parciau Farmhouse is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM069. View the official record →
Inscribed Stone N of Parciau Farmhouse is an early medieval inscribed stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM069.
Inscribed Stone N of Parciau Farmhouse dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a inscribed stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Inscribed Stone N of Parciau Farmhouse 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 CM069.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell (5.7 km), Llangwathan Castle Mound (6.3 km), Llan Burial Chamber (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Inscribed Stone N of Parciau Farmhouse'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.
Inscribed Stone N of Parciau Farmhouse stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.