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Ty'n-y-Cellar Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference GM179. Like other standing stones of its type, it represents a significant focus for ritual or territorial activity during the prehistoric period, though the exact date of its erection remains uncertain. The monument stands within a landscape shaped by the Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation and South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation, bedrock composed of mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete, which formed during the Moscovian period hundreds of millions of years ago. The underlying geology would have presented both constraints and opportunities for prehistoric communities settling and moving through this region.
Standing stones such as this were typically erected singly or in groups and served purposes ranging from burial markers to waypoints marking territory or routes. The survival of this monument into the modern period, despite centuries of land use change and agricultural activity, reflects the effort expended by its builders and its enduring significance to successive generations of inhabitants. Its protected status recognises its value as a record of prehistoric Welsh settlement and belief.
Ty'n-y-Cellar Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM179. View the official record →
Ty'n-y-Cellar Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference GM179.
Ty'n-y-Cellar 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.
Ty'n-y-Cellar 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 GM179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kenfig Castle & Medieval Town (1.1 km), Sculptured Cross Llanmihangel Farm (1.6 km), Leat & Dam at Llanmihangel Mill (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ty'n-y-Cellar 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.
Ty'n-y-Cellar Standing Stone stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.