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Prehistoric · Standing Stone

Pant-Teg Standing Stone

Carmarthenshire, Wales
Cadw SAM CM196
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Standing Stone
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
The designation
Reference
Cadw SAM CM196
Authority
Cadw
Designated
1961-08-04
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Pant-Teg Standing Stone?

Pant-Teg Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM196.

What period does Pant-Teg Standing Stone date from?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Pant-Teg Standing Stone?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pant-Teg Standing Stone?

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).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
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.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pant-Teg Standing Stone

Pant-Teg Standing Stone stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.