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Standing Stone NE of Halfway House is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM191. The monument rises from bedrock of Lower Devonian age, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that formed during the Early Devonian period. These hard sedimentary rocks have provided a stable foundation for the stone across millennia.
Standing stones of this type were erected during the Bronze Age and later periods, serving purposes that remain incompletely understood—possibly as territorial markers, burial monuments, or ritual focal points within the landscape. The stone's position, set upon the resistant Devonian geology, would have made it a durable and prominent feature in the surrounding countryside.
The monument's survival to the present day attests to both the durability of its Devonian bedrock and the significance ancient peoples invested in its setting. Its protection as a scheduled monument recognises its importance as evidence of prehistoric activity and belief systems in Wales. The standing stone contributes to our understanding of the ritual and monumental practices of early Welsh communities.
Standing Stone NE of Halfway House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM191. View the official record →
Standing Stone NE of Halfway House is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM191.
Standing Stone NE of Halfway House 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 NE of Halfway House 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 CM191.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works (5.1 km), Kidwelly Old Tinplate Works and Dam (5.3 km), Kymer's Canal and Pwll y Llygoed Tramroad Bridge (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone NE of Halfway House'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 NE of Halfway House stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.