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Waun Leuci Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR255. The monument stands on bedrock of Lower Devonian age, where sandstone and conglomerate beds are interbedded beneath the site. These rocks were formed during the Early Devonian period, when Wales lay in warm, shallow marine and deltaic environments. The geological foundation has influenced the landscape's character throughout millennia, contributing to the moorland setting in which the stone now stands.
The standing stone itself represents a tradition of monumental stone-raising that extended across prehistoric Britain and beyond, from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age. Such monuments typically served ritual, territorial or commemorative purposes, though their precise original function remains uncertain. The survival of Waun Leuci demonstrates the durability of stone construction across thousands of years of weathering on the Welsh uplands.
The stone's protection by Cadw reflects its significance as a prehistoric monument within Wales's heritage landscape. Standing stones of this type are distributed across the Welsh countryside, often in elevated or moorland positions like this site. Waun Leuci contributes to understanding the distribution and patterns of prehistoric monumental activity across Wales and the broader Iron Age and Bronze Age worlds of western Britain.
Waun Leuci Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR255. View the official record →
Waun Leuci Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR255.
Waun Leuci 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.
Waun Leuci 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 BR255.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Allt Fach Deserted Rural Settlement (4.1 km), Craig-y-Rhiwarth Hillfort (5.8 km), Saith Maen (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Waun Leuci 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.
Waun Leuci Standing Stone stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.