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Llech Ciste Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM043. The monument stands upon bedrock composed of Ashgill Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Ashgill epoch of the Ordovician period. These fine-grained sedimentary rocks, exposed across much of the surrounding landscape, would have been worked and shaped by the stone's builders using tools appropriate to prehistoric times.
Standing stones of this type were typically erected during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, serving purposes that likely included territorial markers, ritual or ceremonial functions, or commemoration of significant individuals or events. The survival of Llech Ciste demonstrates the durability of stone monuments when positioned on stable geological foundations, though the specific date of its erection remains uncertain without archaeological investigation.
The monument's preservation reflects both the resistance of its stone to weathering and the protective measures afforded by its Cadw designation. Its continued presence in the Welsh landscape provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and the monumental ambitions of ancient communities who inhabited this region.
Llech Ciste Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM043. View the official record →
Llech Ciste Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM043.
Llech Ciste 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.
Llech Ciste 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 CM043.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crugiau Round Barrows (0.9 km), Dyffryn Camp (3.2 km), Crug-y-rhud-hir round barrow (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llech Ciste 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.
Llech Ciste Standing Stone stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.