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Rhydlewis Standing Stone Pair is a prehistoric monument comprising two standing stones set within the Ashgill bedrock of south Wales. The stones are formed from locally available rock consistent with the mudstones, siltstones and sandstones of the Ashgill sequence, meaning the builders would have sourced their materials from the immediate landscape. Such paired stone monuments are characteristic of Neolithic and Bronze Age communities in Wales, functioning variously as territorial markers, ceremonial foci or burial-related structures. The stones' relationship to the surrounding topography and geology reflects deliberate placement within the prehistoric landscape.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the heritage organisation responsible for Welsh monuments, under the reference CD217, ensuring its preservation and archaeological significance. The pairing of the stones distinguishes this site from isolated standing stones, suggesting intentional design rather than chance survival. The Ashgill bedrock upon which the stones rest has weathered considerably over millennia, yet the standing stones themselves remain in position.
The precise date and original purpose of the Rhydlewis pair remain matters for archaeological study, but their presence demonstrates sustained human activity and landscape organisation in prehistoric Wales, where stone monuments served to mark and shape communities' relationships with their environment.
Rhydlewis Standing Stone Pair is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD217. View the official record →
Rhydlewis Standing Stone Pair is a prehistoric monument comprising two standing stones set within the Ashgill bedrock of south Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD217.
Rhydlewis Standing Stone Pair 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.
Rhydlewis Standing Stone Pair 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 CD217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mary's Church / Llandyfriog Castle Mound (3.5 km), Castell Nant-y-Garan (6 km), Promontory Fort SSW of Felin Cwrrws (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Rhydlewis Standing Stone Pair'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.
Rhydlewis Standing Stone Pair stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.