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Sarn Meyllteyrn churchyard standing stone is a prehistoric monument located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference CN382. The stone rises from bedrock formed during the Llanvirn stage of the Ordovician period, part of the undifferentiated sequence of mudstones, siltstones and sandstones known as Llanvirn Rocks. These rock formations would have been exposed and weathered across the Welsh landscape for hundreds of millions of years before the monument's erection.
The standing stone was incorporated into the churchyard, a common pattern where prehistoric monuments were absorbed into Christian sacred spaces during the medieval period. The placement of such ancient stones within later ecclesiastical boundaries demonstrates the long continuity of religious significance at particular locations across Welsh landscapes. This reuse reflects both the practical and spiritual authority these sites held for successive communities.
The monument survives as evidence of Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual practice, periods when standing stones served as territorial markers, burial monuments or focal points for communal gathering. Its position upon the distinctive local geology of Ordovician mudstone and siltstone grounds it specifically within this Welsh landscape, where such stones would have commanded views across the surrounding terrain.
Sarn Meyllteyrn churchyard standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN382. View the official record →
Sarn Meyllteyrn churchyard standing stone is a prehistoric monument located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference CN382.
Sarn Meyllteyrn churchyard 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.
Sarn Meyllteyrn churchyard 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 CN382.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefnamwlch Burial Chamber (1.9 km), Llangwnadl Standing Stone (2.9 km), Mynydd Rhiw Stone Axe Factory (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Sarn Meyllteyrn churchyard standing stone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Sarn Meyllteyrn churchyard standing stone stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.