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Maen Huail Historic Stone

Denbighshire, Wales
Cadw SAM DE030
Period
Unknown
Site type
Stone
Broad class
Commemorative
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Maen Huail Historic Stone?

Maen Huail Historic Stone is a commemorative stone located in Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE030.

What period does Maen Huail Historic Stone date from?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Maen Huail Historic Stone?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Maen Huail Historic Stone?

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).

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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Maen Huail Historic Stone

Maen Huail Historic Stone stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.