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Moel Gwynus Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference CN394.
The stone rises from bedrock formed during the Silurian period, when felsic igneous rocks intruded through older Ordovician strata in this region. The resulting geology of hard, crystalline stone would have presented both challenge and opportunity to the prehistoric communities who raised this monument, likely in the Bronze Age. Standing stones served various purposes in their communities, functioning as territorial markers, burial monuments, or ritual focal points.
The survival of Moel Gwynus reflects the durability of its Silurian felsic bedrock and its protection under modern heritage legislation. Its isolated position on the Welsh landscape remains a tangible link to Bronze Age settlement patterns and the ceremonial or practical concerns of communities who worked this land thousands of years ago.
Moel Gwynus Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN394. View the official record →
Moel Gwynus Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN394.
Moel Gwynus 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.
Moel Gwynus 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 CN394.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tirgwyn Standing Stones (3 km), Cross Slab Built into Farm Building Ty'n-y-Cae (3.5 km), Ty-Newydd Mound & Bailey Castle (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Moel Gwynus Standing 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.
Moel Gwynus Standing Stone stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.