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Waun Lwyd Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE116. The stones stand upon bedrock of Llanvirn age, part of the Whiterock formation comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down in the Ordovician period. This geological setting is characteristic of much of upland Wales, where Ordovician sedimentary rocks form the foundation of the landscape.
Standing stones of this type were erected during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, serving functions that remain partly obscure but likely included territorial markers, ceremonial gathering places, or burial monuments within the wider funerary and ritual landscape. The choice of location on this particular bedrock formation reflects the monument's integration into the natural topography of the Welsh uplands, where such stones would have commanded views across the surrounding terrain.
The survival of Waun Lwyd Standing Stones as a scheduled monument indicates its significance within the prehistoric record of Wales. Like other standing stones across the Welsh countryside, it represents evidence of organised labour, communal effort and sustained cultural practice stretching back thousands of years into prehistory. Its protection ensures the preservation of this tangible link to Wales's ancient communities and their monumental legacy.
Waun Lwyd Standing Stones is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE116. View the official record →
Waun Lwyd Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE116.
Waun Lwyd Standing Stones 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 Lwyd Standing Stones 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 PE116.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone 495m NW of Coynant (5.9 km), Capel Nebo Standing Stone (6.2 km), Maen Pica (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Waun Lwyd Standing Stones'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 Lwyd Standing Stones stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.