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Standing Stone 350m N of Knightston Farm is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE511. The monument represents a form of ritual or ceremonial marker common to Bronze Age and earlier societies across Britain, though its precise date remains undetermined without excavation. Such stones often served as territorial boundaries, burial markers, or focal points for community gatherings and spiritual practices.
The stone stands upon bedrock of the Pennine and South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation, a geological sequence dominated by mudstone, siltstone and sandstone interspersed with coal seams and ironstone deposits. This Westphalian-age geology shaped the local landscape and available raw materials for prehistoric communities inhabiting the region. The monument's position within this landscape reflects the choices made by its builders in selecting a site for a structure intended to endure.
The standing stone survives as evidence of prehistoric settlement and cultural practice in Wales. Its survival to the present day, despite the agricultural use of surrounding land around Knightston Farm, underscores the significance attached to such monuments both in antiquity and subsequently. Cadw's protection ensures its preservation as an archaeological resource and heritage asset for future study and public appreciation.
Standing Stone 350m N of Knightston Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE511. View the official record →
Standing Stone 350m N of Knightston Farm is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE511.
Standing Stone 350m N of Knightston Farm 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.
Standing Stone 350m N of Knightston Farm 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 PE511.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including First World War Practice Trenches, Penally Range (4.8 km), Whitewell (5 km), The Old Palace, Lydstep (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone 350m N of Knightston Farm'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.
Standing Stone 350m N of Knightston Farm stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.