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Stackpole Farm Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference PE346. The stone stands upon bedrock of Dinantian age, formed during the Mississippian period and comprising limestone interbedded with subordinate sandstone and mudstone. This geological foundation is typical of south Wales, where such carbonate and clastic sequences underlie much of the landscape.
Standing stones of this type were erected across Britain and Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, serving purposes that likely encompassed territorial markers, ritual sites and burial monuments. The choice of this particular location, rooted in the Dinantian limestone geology, would have been determined by availability of suitable stone and the settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in the region. The monument's survival demonstrates the durability of stone construction across millennia.
Today, Stackpole Farm Standing Stone remains an important record of prehistoric Wales, offering insights into the monumental practices and spatial organisation of early agricultural societies. Its protection by Cadw ensures the preservation of this landscape feature for continued study and public appreciation of Wales's ancient heritage.
Stackpole Farm Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE346. View the official record →
Stackpole Farm Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference PE346.
Stackpole Farm 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.
Stackpole Farm 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 PE346.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sampson Cross Standing Stone (0.8 km), Fishpond Camp (1.1 km), Stackpole Warren Hut Group (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Stackpole Farm 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.
Stackpole Farm Standing Stone stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.