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Waen Bant Standing Stone is a prehistoric upright stone monument located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference ME125. The stone stands upon bedrock composed of Ordovician extrusive rocks—mafic lava and tuff formed over 450 million years ago during the Ordovician period, when volcanic activity dominated this region of Britain.
Standing stones such as Waen Bant were erected during the Bronze Age and Iron Age, their exact purpose remaining uncertain though they likely served ceremonial, territorial or commemorative functions within their communities. The specific geology of this site reflects the ancient volcanic landscape of Wales, which would have been well-established when the monument was raised. The surrounding terrain of mafic bedrock would have presented particular constraints and opportunities for the selection and placement of stone.
The monument survives as testimony to the prehistoric peoples who shaped the Welsh landscape thousands of years before the Roman conquest. Its protection under Cadw ensures the preservation of this important archaeological site for future study and public understanding of Wales's distant past.
Waen Bant Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME125. View the official record →
Waen Bant Standing Stone is a prehistoric upright stone monument located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference ME125.
Waen Bant 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.
Waen Bant 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 ME125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle Settlement at Craig Ty'n-y-Cornel (5 km), Twll y Darren Round Barrow (5.4 km), Allt Lwyd Cairn II (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Waen Bant 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.
Waen Bant Standing Stone stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.