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Llwyn-y-Fedwen Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone situated in Wales. The monument stands upon bedrock of Lower Devonian age, comprising sandstone and conglomerate laid down during the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation of alternating beds provided the local stone sources available to the prehistoric communities who erected the monument. The site is protected and scheduled by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments authority, under reference BR112, reflecting its significance as a Bronze Age or Neolithic marker within the Welsh landscape.
Standing stones of this type typically functioned as territorial markers, meeting points, or ritual monuments for the prehistoric peoples of Wales and Britain. Their solitary form distinguishes them from the more elaborate stone circles and alignments found elsewhere. The precise date of Llwyn-y-Fedwen cannot be determined without excavation, but such monuments are broadly attributable to the Bronze Age, with some examples originating in the Neolithic period.
The survival of the stone to the present day, protected within the Cadw estate, allows this monument to continue marking its location as it has for thousands of years. Its presence in the Welsh landscape testifies to the enduring cultural practices of prehistoric communities and the permanence they sought to achieve through stone.
Llwyn-y-Fedwen Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR112. View the official record →
Llwyn-y-Fedwen Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR112.
Llwyn-y-Fedwen 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.
Llwyn-y-Fedwen 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 BR112.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garn Fawr round cairn (6.2 km), Mynydd Pen-cyrn round cairn (7.1 km), Trefil Quarries North (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llwyn-y-Fedwen 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.
Llwyn-y-Fedwen Standing Stone stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.