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Standing Stone near Traeth Bach is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR226. The monument rises from bedrock of Lower Devonian age, comprising undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Early Devonian period. These fine-grained sedimentary rocks, formed in ancient marine environments, provide the geological foundation upon which the stone stands today.
The monument belongs to a widespread tradition of stone erection that flourished across Wales and beyond during the Bronze Age and later periods. Such stones served diverse purposes, from territorial and ritual markers to burial monuments and boundary stones. Their longevity has made them among the most enduring archaeological witnesses to prehistoric settlement patterns and community identity.
The standing stone's survival near Traeth Bach reflects both the durability of stone as a monument material and the changing landscape of Wales through millennia. Positioned on Devonian bedrock typical of the region's geology, the stone preserves evidence of prehistoric monument-building practices and the cultural values of communities whose descendants eventually left this corner of Wales as their own stone testament.
Standing Stone near Traeth Bach is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR226. View the official record →
Standing Stone near Traeth Bach is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR226.
Standing Stone near Traeth Bach 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 near Traeth Bach 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 BR226.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Storey Arms Anti-invasion Defences (6.3 km), Maen Llia Stone (7.4 km), Round Cairn SE of Maen Llia (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone near Traeth Bach'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 near Traeth Bach stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.