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Llech Ciste Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM CM043. The stone belongs to the tradition of standing stone erection characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, when such monuments served ritual, religious and funerary functions within prehistoric communities. The monument stands as evidence of the ceremonial landscape and burial practices of early Welsh prehistory, representing the material culture of societies that inhabited the region during these formative periods.
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 monolith located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM CM043. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument 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).
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