© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Maen Llwyd is a standing stone located in Breconshire, Wales, and forms part of the prehistoric ritual and funerary landscape of the region. The monument dates to the prehistoric period, reflecting the ceremonial practices and territorial markers established by early inhabitants of the Brecon Beacons area. As a standing stone, it represents the type of monumental construction common to Neolithic and Bronze Age societies across Wales, serving functions related to burial, ritual activity, or landscape demarcation. The stone remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric religious practice in the upland areas of South Wales.
Maen Llwyd standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR312. View the official record →
Maen Llwyd is a standing stone located in Breconshire, Wales, and forms part of the prehistoric ritual and funerary landscape of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR312.
Maen Llwyd 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 Llwyd 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 BR312.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maes-Celyn Castle Mound (8.4 km), Gwernvale chambered cairn (8.5 km), Penmyarth Standing Stone (8.9 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Maen Llwyd standing stone