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Standing Stone & Round Cairns S of Tyle-Pengam is a prehistoric monument comprising an upright stone and associated cairn features located in Wales. The standing stone occupies ground underlain by Lower Devonian bedrock, a foundation of sandstone and conglomerate laid down during the Early Devonian period. This hard, resistant geology has ensured the survival of both the stone monument and the earthen cairn structures that accompany it.
The standing stone itself represents a significant marker within the prehistoric landscape, likely erected during the Bronze Age or earlier. Such monuments frequently served ritual, territorial or funerary functions within their communities. The cairns adjacent to the stone suggest a formal ceremonial complex of considerable importance to the societies that created it.
The monument remains protected under Cadw's statutory guardianship as a scheduled ancient monument, reference CM181, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance. The survival of both stone and cairn features in their landscape setting provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and belief systems across the Welsh uplands.
Standing Stone & Round Cairns S of Tyle-Pengam is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM181. View the official record →
Standing Stone & Round Cairns S of Tyle-Pengam is a prehistoric monument comprising an upright stone and associated cairn features located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM181.
Standing Stone & Round Cairns S of Tyle-Pengam 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 & Round Cairns S of Tyle-Pengam 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 CM181.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel Gornach settlement (4.3 km), Bwlch y Ddeuwynt Round Cairn (4.7 km), Carn Fadog round cairn (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone & Round Cairns S of Tyle-Pengam'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 & Round Cairns S of Tyle-Pengam stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.