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Pant-Teg Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM196. The stone stands upon bedrock composed of Llandovery rocks—undifferentiated sandstone and conglomerate formations laid down during the Llandovery period of the Silurian. This local geology would have been familiar to the prehistoric communities who erected the monument, and the solid foundation provided by these interbedded deposits has helped preserve the stone through millennia.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Bronze Age, serving purposes ranging from territorial markers to ceremonial focal points within the landscape. Their prominence on the local horizon made them significant landmarks for early pastoral and farming communities. The Pant-Teg stone remains an important witness to prehistoric settlement patterns and land use across Wales.
Today the monument continues to dominate its immediate setting, a tangible link to the Bronze Age inhabitants of the region. Its survival, protected under Cadw's guardianship, ensures that future generations can engage with this striking monument and the deep history it represents.
Pant-Teg Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM196. View the official record →
Pant-Teg Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM196.
Pant-Teg 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.
Pant-Teg 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 CM196.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crug y Bwdran (1.2 km), Crugiau Edryd Round Barrows (2.1 km), Pen Lan round barrow cemetery (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pant-Teg 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.
Pant-Teg Standing Stone stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.