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Parc y Gleision Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales. The monument stands upon bedrock of felsic tuff, part of the unnamed Extrusive Rocks formation of Neoproterozoic age. This ancient volcanic geology provided the stone-working communities of prehistory with locally available material from which such monuments could be fashioned, though the standing stone itself may also have been transported from elsewhere in the region.
Standing stones of this type were typically erected during the Bronze Age or earlier periods, serving purposes that remain subject to archaeological interpretation. They may have functioned as territorial markers, ritual focal points, or monuments commemorating individuals or significant locations within the Bronze Age landscape. The monument's survival testifies to its solid construction and the enduring cultural significance of such stones within Welsh communities.
The stone is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under the reference CN392, ensuring its preservation for future study and public access. The site's geological setting, situated on Neoproterozoic volcanic substrata, anchors the monument within a deeper landscape history spanning hundreds of millions of years before its own erection.
Parc y Gleision Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN392. View the official record →
Parc y Gleision Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN392.
Parc y Gleision 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.
Parc y Gleision 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 CN392.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drws y Coed Copper Mine (8.4 km), Small Fort Near Nantlle (8.5 km), Pen Y Bryn Quarry and tips (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Parc y Gleision 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.
Parc y Gleision Standing Stone stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic tuff.