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Llyn Gafr Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in Meirionnydd, Wales, and designated as a scheduled monument under the reference SAM ME219. The stone dates to the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period and represents a category of upright stones that typically served ritual, religious, or funerary functions within ancient Welsh communities. Such standing stones often marked significant landscape features, burial sites, or ceremonial gathering places, though the precise original purpose of this particular example remains uncertain. The monument survives as evidence of the sustained ritual and spiritual practices of prehistoric populations in the Meirionnydd region.
Llyn Gafr Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME219. View the official record →
Llyn Gafr Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in Meirionnydd, Wales, and designated as a scheduled monument under the reference SAM ME219. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME219.
Llyn Gafr 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 Britain.
Llyn Gafr 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 ME219.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llyn Gafr Hut Circle (0.3 km), Carnedd Lwyd cairns (3.2 km), Craig Las cairn (3.3 km).
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