Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gwempa Standing Stone
Llangyndeyrn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llangyndeyrn, Carmarthenshire, recorded as Standing Stone (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Standing Stone
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 28 April 2003
- Community
- Llangyndeyrn
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.77715, -4.25525
- SAM number
- CM316
- Cadw record number
- 3989
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument comprises a standing stone, probably dating to the Early Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 1200 BC). It is a large, rectangular stone, standing 1.8m in height and measuring 1.15m in thickness and 0.8m in width. The stone is orientated from NW to SE, with the larger sides facing NE and SW respectively. It is situated in improved pasture on a rounded NE-facing slope.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric ritual practices. The monument retains significant archaeological potential with a strong probability of associated archaeological features and deposits and forms an important element in the wider prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around it within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 5m in diameter.
Nearby in the register
- Standing Stone NE of Halfway HouseStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Group of Standing Stones NE of LlechdwnniStanding Stone1 mi
- Castell y Domen, GwempaMotte1 mi
- Lime kilns at PenymynyddNo class recorded1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.