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Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill is a Bronze Age monument situated in Shropshire, positioned approximately 150 metres south-east of a ring cairn. The stone lies in a recumbent state, having fallen from its original upright position, and forms part of a landscape that includes the nearby burial mound, indicating a ritual or ceremonial significance to this area during the Bronze Age period. Such recumbent stones, whether fallen or intentionally placed horizontally, often marked territorial boundaries, burial sites, or points of ceremonial importance within Bronze Age settlement patterns. The monument's proximity to the ring cairn suggests these features may have functioned as part of a wider funerary or ceremonial complex on the hillside.
Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010318. View the official record →
Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill is a Bronze Age monument situated in Shropshire, positioned approximately 150 metres south-east of a ring cairn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010318.
Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010318.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanage Mound & Bailey Castle (5.9 km), Motte castle and ice house 30m south of The Old Farm (6.3 km), Bowl barrow 300m south of Skyborry (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairn'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.
Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairn stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.