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Pen-y-bont Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference BR265. The stone rises from bedrock formed during the Llandovery period, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits that underlie much of the surrounding landscape. These sedimentary rocks, laid down in an ancient marine environment, have weathered to create the distinctive terrain characteristic of this region of Wales.
Standing stones of this type were typically erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age, serving purposes that remain subject to archaeological interpretation. They may have functioned as territorial markers, ritual focal points, or components of wider ceremonial landscapes. The Llandovery bedrock across Wales has yielded numerous prehistoric monuments, suggesting that communities in this area chose prominent locations for stone placement with careful regard to the local geology.
The survival of Pen-y-bont Standing Stone reflects the durability of stone in this geological setting, where the Llandovery rocks have resisted millennia of weathering. Its protection by Cadw recognises the monument's significance as evidence of prehistoric activity and settlement patterns in Wales. The stone remains a tangible link to the earliest communities who shaped and inhabited the Welsh landscape.
Pen-y-bont Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR265. View the official record →
Pen-y-bont Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference BR265.
Pen-y-bont 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-y-bont 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 BR265.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Fortlet (revealed by aerial photography), Disserth (4.1 km), Cwrt Llechryd moated site (5 km), Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pen-y-bont 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.
Pen-y-bont Standing Stone stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.