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Pen-y-Maen Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM AN072. The stone dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, reflecting the religious and ritual significance attributed to standing stones across prehistoric Britain and Ireland. The monument survives as a substantial upright stone, positioned within the landscape in a manner characteristic of ritual and funerary contexts of its era. Such standing stones typically served functions related to ancestor veneration, territorial demarcation, or ceremonial gathering, though the precise ritual purpose of this particular example remains a matter of archaeological interpretation.
Pen-y-Maen Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference AN072. View the official record →
Pen-y-Maen Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM AN072. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference AN072.
Pen-y-Maen 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 Britain.
Pen-y-Maen 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 AN072.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed Hut Group SW of Bronydd (9 km), Enclosed Hut Group North East of Cae'r Mynydd (9.1 km), Glascoed Round Cairn (9.2 km).
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