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Standing Stone 600m E of Dolau-Newydd is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE523. The monument rises from bedrock composed of Arenig Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Arenigian period of the Ordovician. This geological foundation of fine-grained sedimentary stone would have presented both practical challenges and opportunities for the monument's builders in selecting and positioning the stone.
Standing stones of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, though their precise chronology often remains uncertain. They served various functions within prehistoric communities, ranging from territorial or burial markers to waypoints in ancient trackways and gathering places of ceremonial significance. The remote upland location of this example suggests it held local importance within its landscape.
The stone's survival to the present day, despite millennia of exposure to the Welsh weather and agricultural use of surrounding land, testifies to its substantial construction. Its protected status ensures that this tangible link to prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in the region remains preserved for future study and public appreciation.
Standing Stone 600m E of Dolau-Newydd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE523. View the official record →
Standing Stone 600m E of Dolau-Newydd is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE523.
Standing Stone 600m E of Dolau-Newydd 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 600m E of Dolau-Newydd 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 PE523.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maen Pica (6.2 km), Pen-Gaer Promontory Fort (6.8 km), Lan Round Barrows (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone 600m E of Dolau-Newydd'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 600m E of Dolau-Newydd stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.