© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Standing Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw. The monument rises from bedrock composed of Llandovery rocks, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Llandovery period. This geology would have been well known to the prehistoric communities who shaped and erected the stone, as the local bedrock provides natural sources of suitable stone for monument construction.
Standing stones such as this example typically date to the Bronze Age or earlier, serving functions ranging from territorial markers and burial monuments to ceremonial or ritual sites. Their isolation on the landscape often allowed them to remain prominent features visible across considerable distances, making them significant in the cultural and spiritual geography of their contemporary communities.
The stone's survival to the present day reflects both its substantial construction and the relatively remote character of its setting. Today it remains an important part of the archaeological record of prehistoric Wales, offering evidence of human activity and social organisation during the earliest periods of stone monument building in Britain.
Standing Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD229. View the official record →
Standing Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD229.
Standing Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren 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 Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren 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 CD229.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Bwa-drain Camp (5 km), Pen-y-Felin Wynt Hillfort (5.4 km), Bwlch-y-Crwys Round Barrow (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Standing Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren'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 Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.