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Bryn-Celli-Ddu Standing Stone

Llanddaniel Fab, Isle of Anglesey, Wales

A scheduled monument in Llanddaniel Fab, Isle of Anglesey, recorded as Standing Stone (Prehistoric).

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Bryn-Celli-Ddu Standing Stone, Llanddaniel Fab, Isle of Anglesey, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Scheduled monument
Site type
Standing Stone
Period
Prehistoric
Date of designation
14 August 1954
Community
Llanddaniel Fab
Unitary authority
Isle of Anglesey
Country
Wales
Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
53.20693, -4.23815
SAM number
AN085
Cadw record number
522

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.

The monument comprises the remains of a standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c.2300 - 800 BC).

The stone is sited on semi-cultivated pasture on a low slope within a micro-bowl with good views to Bryn Celli Du Chambered Tomb. The standing stone is also situated within the same field as a large rock outcrop with cup marked surface. It measures 1m high by 1.25m wide by 0.45m thick.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. It is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of intact burial or ritual deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Standing stones are often part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.

The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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