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Waun Mawn Standing Stones is a Neolithic standing stone monument located on the Preseli Mountains in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The site comprises a circle of standing stones dating to the Neolithic period, positioned within an upland landscape that holds considerable archaeological significance for understanding prehistoric ritual practice and monument construction in Wales. The stones themselves represent a substantial investment of labour and resources, indicative of the communal and ceremonial importance of the location. The monument contributes to the broader pattern of Neolithic stone circles and ritual sites distributed across the Preseli region, an area recognised for its concentration of prehistoric religious and funerary activity.
Waun Mawn Standing Stones is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE124. View the official record →
Waun Mawn Standing Stones is a Neolithic standing stone monument located on the Preseli Mountains in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE124.
Waun Mawn 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 Mawn 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 PE124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone 300m WNW of Cilmoor (7.1 km), St Teilo's Church & Churchyard (7.3 km), Castell Vorlan (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Waun Mawn 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 Mawn Standing Stones stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.