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Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric Standing Stone is a prehistoric upright stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference BR269. The stone stands upon bedrock of Lower Devonian rocks, undifferentiated sandstone and conglomerate deposits laid down during the Early Devonian period. This geology is characteristic of much of the Welsh landscape and would have been well-known to the prehistoric communities who erected the monument.
Standing stones of this type are typically dated to the Bronze Age, though some may have earlier origins in the Neolithic period. They served various functions within Bronze Age societies, including as territorial markers, meeting points, burial monuments or components of ritual landscapes. Their prominent placement within the visible landscape made them significant focal points in the communities that built them.
The monument's survival to the present day, despite millennia of exposure to weather and changes in land use, testifies to the durability of stone construction. Its continued protection reflects the archaeological and cultural importance placed on such monuments as evidence of Wales's prehistoric heritage and the ways in which early communities organised and marked their territories and sacred places.
Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR269. View the official record →
Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric Standing Stone is a prehistoric upright stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference BR269.
Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric 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.
Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric 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 BR269.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cerrig Duon Stone Circle (5.3 km), Deserted Settlements 800m N of Blaenau Farm (6.1 km), Nant Tawe Fechan Burnt Mound (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric 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.
Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric Standing Stone stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.