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Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed Stone is a early medieval stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN021. The stone stands upon bedrock of Ordovician felsic tuff, part of the unnamed extrusive rock formations that underlie this region. These ancient volcanic rocks, formed over 440 million years ago during the Ordovician period, provide a stable geological foundation for the monument.
The inscribed stone belongs to the tradition of early medieval memorial and marker stones found throughout Wales. Such monuments typically date between the fifth and seventh centuries and often bear inscriptions in Latin or Ogham script, though some feature personal names or commemorative text. These stones commonly marked significant locations, boundaries, or burial sites and reflect the Christian and post-Roman cultural landscape of early medieval Wales.
The survival of Llystyn Gwyn demonstrates the durability of stone inscriptions in the Welsh landscape. Early medieval stones such as this represent an important archaeological record of the region's settlement patterns, linguistic development, and religious practices during the transition from Roman Britain to the early medieval period. The monument's protected status recognises its historical significance within Wales' cultural heritage.
Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN021. View the official record →
Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed Stone is a early medieval stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN021.
Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed Stone dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a inscribed stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed 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 CN021.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ystum-Cegid Burial Chamber (4.5 km), Cefn-Isaf Burial Chamber (4.6 km), Standing Stone N of Bettws Fawr (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed 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.
Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed Stone stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.