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Trefenty Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM145. The monument stands upon bedrock composed of Caradoc Rocks, undifferentiated sedimentary deposits of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Caradocian period. This ancient geological substrate, originating from marine conditions of the Ordovician era, provides the foundation for the stone's setting within the Welsh landscape.
Standing stones of this type are typically erected during the Bronze Age or Neolithic period, functioning as territorial markers, ceremonial focal points or burial monuments within prehistoric communities. The Caradoc Rocks bedrock underlying Trefenty would have provided quarryable stone sources accessible to prehistoric populations, making this locality a practical choice for stone monument construction.
The monument's survival to the present day, despite millennia of landscape change and human activity, testifies to the enduring nature of such megaliths. Its protection by Cadw ensures the preservation of this significant marker of prehistoric settlement and ritual practice in the Welsh uplands, contributing to understanding of early societies and their relationship with the geological character of their environment.
Trefenty Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM145. View the official record →
Trefenty Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM145.
Trefenty Standing Stone 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.
Trefenty Standing Stone 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 CM145.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone (2 km), Hillslope Enclosure at Laugharne Park Holiday Village (2.5 km), Laugharne Castle (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Trefenty Standing Stone'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.
Trefenty Standing Stone stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.