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Lower Neuadd Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR239. The monument stands upon bedrock composed of Lower Devonian rocks, undifferentiated sandstone and conglomerate laid down in alternating layers during the Early Devonian period. This geological setting of interbedded sedimentary rock would have been familiar to the prehistoric communities who erected the stone, though the precise source of the stone itself reflects the local geology of the region.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Bronze Age, serving functions that remain partly enigmatic to archaeologists: they may have marked territorial boundaries, served as waymarkers across the landscape, or held ritual significance within prehistoric communities. The monument's isolated position within the Welsh landscape, set against the ancient bedrock beneath, represents an enduring link to prehistoric settlement and land use patterns.
Today, Lower Neuadd Standing Stone remains a tangible record of Bronze Age activity in Wales, its continued presence testament to both the skill of its original builders and the protective measures that have ensured its survival. The stone stands as evidence of how prehistoric peoples engaged with and shaped the landscape they inhabited.
Lower Neuadd Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR239. View the official record →
Lower Neuadd Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR239.
Lower Neuadd 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.
Lower Neuadd 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 BR239.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Morlais Castle (8.5 km), Penmoelallt Round Barrows (8.6 km), Two Round Cairns at Onllwyn (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Lower Neuadd 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.
Lower Neuadd Standing Stone stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.