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Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-Felin is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw as monument BR091. The stone rises from bedrock formed of Llandovery mudstones, siltstones and sandstones, sedimentary rocks deposited during the Ordovician period some 445 million years ago. This geological foundation would have presented substantial stone for prehistoric communities to work with, though the monument itself was likely selected and erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age.
Standing stones of this type served varied purposes within their communities, functioning as territorial markers, ritual focal points, or elements of larger ceremonial landscapes. Their positioning relative to the wider topography and other monuments often reveals patterns of prehistoric land use and belief systems. The orientation and setting of this stone within its local terrain would have held significance for those who raised it.
Today the standing stone survives as an enduring record of prehistoric activity in this Welsh landscape. Its preservation under Cadw's protection ensures that the monument remains available for study and provides a tangible connection to the societies that inhabited these hills in antiquity. The Llandovery bedrock continues to frame the stone as it has for thousands of years.
Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-Felin is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR091. View the official record →
Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-Felin is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw as monument BR091. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR091.
Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-Felin 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 SSE of Dol-y-Felin 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 BR091.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Fortlet (revealed by aerial photography), Disserth (3.1 km), Tower Hill Round Barrow (3.9 km), Tynewydd Roman road (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-Felin'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 SSE of Dol-y-Felin stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.