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Llangibby Bottom Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MM106. The monument stands upon bedrock composed of Pridoli rocks—an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Pridoli epoch. These sedimentary deposits, laid down in ancient marine environments, provide the geological foundation for the stone's position in the landscape.
The standing stone represents a form of monument common throughout prehistoric Britain and Wales, typically erected during the Bronze Age or earlier periods. Such stones often served ceremonial, territorial or commemorative functions, standing as enduring markers within the ancient communities that placed them. The specific geological setting at Llangibby Bottom, with its Pridoli bedrock, would have been known and worked with by the monument's builders, who drew stone for the standing stone from sources accessible within their local environment.
Today the monument remains a significant testimony to Wales's prehistoric heritage, preserved within the Cadw heritage register. Its survival allows modern study of prehistoric settlement patterns, ritual landscapes and the techniques by which ancient communities selected and positioned stones that have endured for millennia across the Welsh countryside.
Llangibby Bottom Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM106. View the official record →
Llangibby Bottom Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MM106.
Llangibby Bottom 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.
Llangibby Bottom 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 MM106.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Barrow 57m South of Stock Wood (7.2 km), Pencoed Castle (7.4 km), Moated Site 250m SW of Pencoed Castle (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llangibby Bottom 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.
Llangibby Bottom Standing Stone stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.