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Maen Bach Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone situated in Wales. The monument stands upon Llandovery Rocks, a geological formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that dates to the Llandovery period. This substantial bedrock foundation would have provided a stable base for the erection of the stone in antiquity, though the precise date of its installation remains unknown.
The standing stone represents a form of monumental construction common throughout prehistoric Britain and Wales, typically associated with ritual, territorial or commemorative purposes. Such stones often marked significant landscape features or served as focal points for communities in the surrounding area. The survival of Maen Bach demonstrates the durability of stone monuments constructed from naturally occurring rock.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference CM300, ensuring its preservation as an important element of Wales's prehistoric heritage. Its continued presence in the Welsh landscape provides evidence of the monumental traditions that characterised prehistoric Welsh communities and their relationship with their physical environment.
Maen Bach Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM300. View the official record →
Maen Bach Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM300.
Maen Bach 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.
Maen Bach 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 CM300.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut at upper end of Annell Roman Aqueduct (3.4 km), Annell Aqueduct (upper section) (3.9 km), Cothi Roman Aqueduct (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Maen Bach 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.
Maen Bach Standing Stone stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.