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Maen Huail Historic Stone is a commemorative stone located in Denbighshire, Wales. The monument is traditionally associated with Huail ap Caw, a figure from early medieval Welsh tradition and literature, though historical details concerning the stone's origins and precise dating remain limited in the scholarly record. The stone stands as a physical marker of local historical significance within the landscape of medieval Wales. It forms part of the cultural heritage of Denbighshire and is protected under the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monuments designation.
Maen Huail Historic Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE030. View the official record →
Maen Huail Historic Stone is a commemorative stone located in Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE030.
Maen Huail Historic Stone dates from the unknown period, and is classified as a stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Maen Huail Historic 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 DE030.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Plas-newydd Romano-British temple cropmark (2.9 km), Craig Adwywynt Camp (3.9 km), Pen-y-Gaer Camp (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Maen Huail Historic 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 Huail Historic Stone stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.