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Standing Stone on Ty'r Coed Farm is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference GM151. The stone rises from bedrock composed of Dinantian limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks, sedimentary deposits laid down during the Mississippian period over three hundred million years ago. This geological foundation would have been well known to the communities who erected the monument, as such stone sources were exploited throughout prehistory for tools and structural materials.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Bronze Age, though some may date to the late Neolithic period. They served various functions within prehistoric societies, including territorial markers, ritual foci, or components of broader ceremonial landscapes. The specific circumstances of this stone's erection and use remain undetermined without excavation, but its survival reflects the enduring presence of such monuments across the Welsh landscape.
Today the stone continues to punctuate the working agricultural land of Ty'r Coed Farm, its origins lost to time but its physical presence a tangible link to Wales's prehistoric inhabitants. The monument's protection recognises its archaeological significance and its contribution to understanding the cultural practices and land use of ancient communities who shaped the Welsh countryside.
Standing Stone on Ty'r Coed Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM151. View the official record →
Standing Stone on Ty'r Coed Farm is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference GM151.
Standing Stone on Ty'r Coed Farm 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 on Ty'r Coed Farm 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 GM151.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Limestone Quarry and Kiln at Oxwich (5.7 km), Tower NE of Oxwich Castle (5.8 km), Castell Oxwich (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone on Ty'r Coed Farm'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 on Ty'r Coed Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.