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Waen Fach Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME223. The monument rises from bedrock composed of Caradoc Rocks, undifferentiated mudstones, siltstones and sandstones formed during the Caradocian period. These fine-grained sedimentary rocks, quarried and weathered over millennia, underlie the immediate landscape and would have been familiar stone to the prehistoric communities who erected the monument.
Standing stones such as Waen Fach were typically raised during the Neolithic or Bronze Age, serving functions that ranged from territorial markers and burial monuments to ceremonial or ritual focal points within the wider sacred landscape. The enduring nature of stone monuments means they often remain among the most visible survivals of prehistoric activity in the Welsh countryside.
The stone's survival to the present day, sufficiently substantial to warrant statutory protection, testifies to its original significance within its locality. Its relationship to the underlying geology and to other prehistoric sites in the region contributes to understanding patterns of prehistoric settlement and movement across the Welsh uplands and valleys.
Waen Fach Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME223. View the official record →
Waen Fach Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME223.
Waen Fach 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 Fach 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 ME223.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Domen Ddreiniog (1.3 km), Castell-Mawr (1.4 km), Crop marks (revealed by Aerial photography) SE of Pen-y-Sarn, Bryn-Crug (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Waen Fach 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 Fach Standing Stone stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.