Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llwyn-y-Fedwen Standing Stone
Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, recorded as Standing Stone (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Standing Stone
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Community
- Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.87566, -3.22715
- SAM number
- BR112
- Cadw record number
- 1755
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The stone measures 4.2m high, 1.2m broad and 1m thick and is formed from an erratic limestone. It is sited on a small natural knoll, and leans slightly to the N. It is amongst the tallest standing stones in Wales.
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
- Stable at LlwynyfedwenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Barn at LlwynyfedwenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Llwynyfedwen farmhouse including attached ByreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Green Drive LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.