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Maen Beuno is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales. The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference MG042. This single upright stone belongs to a category of ritual and territorial markers characteristic of prehistoric Wales, though its precise date of erection remains undetermined from surface evidence alone.
The stone rises from bedrock comprising Caradoc Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Caradocian period in the Ordovician. This solid geological foundation would have provided a stable base for the original erection of the monument. The mixed lithology of the local bedrock meant that suitable stone for other structures lay readily accessible to prehistoric communities in the area.
Standing stones of this kind were often sited with deliberate regard to landscape visibility and geological stability. Maen Beuno's continued survival testifies to the durability both of its positioning and of the hard stone from which it was fashioned. Such monuments frequently served as markers for territorial boundaries, burial cairns or sacred locations within the prehistoric landscape.
Maen Beuno is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG042. View the official record →
Maen Beuno is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG042.
Maen Beuno 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 Beuno 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 MG042.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Llan Hillfort (6.5 km), Bryn-Derwen Mound and Bailey Castle (7.2 km), Motte castle 400m north east of Upper Gwarthlow Farm (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Maen Beuno'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 Beuno stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.