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Pen-Lan-Uchaf Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CM197. The stone represents the Bronze Age or later prehistoric period, when such standing stones were erected across Wales, often serving ritual, ceremonial, or territorial functions within early communities. The monument survives as a substantial upright stone, characteristic of the standing stone tradition that flourished during the second and first millennia before the Common Era. Such monuments are understood to have held significance within the religious and social frameworks of their time, though the specific ceremonial purposes of individual stones remain uncertain.
Pen-Lan-Uchaf Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM197. View the official record →
Pen-Lan-Uchaf Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CM197. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM197.
Pen-Lan-Uchaf 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.
Pen-Lan-Uchaf 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 CM197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Spudder's Bridge (3.3 km), Glanstony Aqueduct, Trimsaran (3.4 km), Kymer's Canal and Pwll y Llygoed Tramroad Bridge (3.6 km).
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