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Standing Stone S of Cerrig-y-Cledd is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference ME139. The stone stands within an area of Upper Cambrian bedrock, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of Tremadocian age. This geological foundation, formed over 500 million years ago, provides the immediate landscape context for the monument's positioning.
The standing stone belongs to a category of prehistoric monuments most commonly erected during the Bronze Age, though some examples date to the Neolithic period. Such stones often functioned as territorial markers, burial monuments or ritual focal points within the wider prehistoric landscape. The Cerrig-y-Cledd complex, of which this stone forms part, represents a significant concentration of such monuments in Wales.
The monument's survival and protection reflect its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric activity and belief systems. The stone's situation on Tremadocian strata connects it physically to the ancient geological history of the Welsh landscape, a palimpsest of natural formation and human use spanning millennia.
Standing Stone S of Cerrig-y-Cledd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME139. View the official record →
Standing Stone S of Cerrig-y-Cledd is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference ME139.
Standing Stone S of Cerrig-y-Cledd 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 S of Cerrig-y-Cledd 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 ME139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock (7.1 km), Enclosure & Settlement 400m East of Cyfannedd Fawr (7.5 km), Round Hut and Cairns on NW Slope of Braich Ddu (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone S of Cerrig-y-Cledd'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 S of Cerrig-y-Cledd stands on Upper Cambrian, Including Tremadoc, bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.