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Standing Stone c.280m E of Tygwyn is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD236. The monument rises from bedrock of Llandovery rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations that date to the Llandovery period. This geology has weathered to create the gentle, cultivated landscape characteristic of the region.
Standing stones of this type are typically Bronze Age or earlier in date, erected as territorial markers, burial monuments or ritual focal points within the prehistoric landscape. The stone's survival depends on its positioning within this mixed sedimentary geology, which has provided sufficient stability to support the monument through millennia of exposure to Welsh weather and agricultural use.
The monument's location 280 metres east of Tygwyn places it within a landscape that has been intensively farmed since the medieval period. Its continued preservation as a recognisable upright stone testifies to the local community's long-standing respect for the monument and to the protection afforded by its scheduled status, allowing this tangible link to Wales's prehistoric past to remain visible in the modern countryside.
Standing Stone c.280m E of Tygwyn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD236. View the official record →
Standing Stone c.280m E of Tygwyn is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD236.
Standing Stone c.280m E of Tygwyn 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 c.280m E of Tygwyn 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 CD236.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Dol-Gau (5.5 km), Lluest Pencraig Ddu Deserted Rural Settlement (5.5 km), Castell S of Goginan-Fach (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone c.280m E of Tygwyn'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 c.280m E of Tygwyn stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.