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Standing Stone north of Bettws Fawr is a prehistoric standing stone situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN154. The monument rises from bedrock composed of Caradoc Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Caradocian period in the Ordovician era. These sedimentary deposits, which underlie much of this part of Wales, provided the local geological context in which the stone was selected and erected.
The stone belongs to a widespread tradition of prehistoric monument-building across Britain and Ireland, when isolated stones or small groups were raised for purposes that remain imperfectly understood, though they frequently served as territorial markers, ritual foci or burial monuments. Standing stones of this type typically date to the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, though precise chronology is difficult without excavation.
The monument survives as evidence of prehistoric land-use and the enduring cultural landscape of the Welsh uplands. Its protected status recognises the archaeological and heritage value of such stones, which remain prominent features within their local terrain and contribute to understanding of prehistoric settlement and belief systems across Wales.
Standing Stone N of Bettws Fawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN154. View the official record →
Standing Stone north of Bettws Fawr is a prehistoric standing stone situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN154.
Standing Stone N of Bettws Fawr 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 N of Bettws Fawr 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 CN154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capel Gallt-Coed (0.7 km), Cefn-Isaf Burial Chamber (1.9 km), Tomen Fawr (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone N of Bettws Fawr'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 N of Bettws Fawr stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.