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Maen Llwyd Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in Denbighshire, Wales, forming part of the broader tradition of standing stone monuments erected across Britain and Wales during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The stone stands as a substantial upright example of its type, representative of monuments that served ritual, religious, and potentially funerary functions within prehistoric communities. Such standing stones typically marked significant landscape features, served as territorial or ceremonial markers, or formed part of ritual complexes connected to the veneration of the dead and sacred places. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric ritual practice and settlement patterns in the region.
Maen Llwyd Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE255. View the official record →
Maen Llwyd Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in Denbighshire, Wales, forming part of the broader tradition of standing stone monuments erected across Britain and Wales during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE255.
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 Britain.
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 DE255.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Rhyd Ddu Enclosure (4.7 km), Bwrdd y Tri Arglwydd Boundary Stone (7.9 km), Mwdwl Eithin Round Cairn (7.9 km).
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