Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Croes Faen Standing Stone
Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales
A scheduled monument in Tywyn, Gwynedd, recorded as Standing Stone (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Standing Stone
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Community
- Tywyn
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.59351, -4.07280
- SAM number
- ME088
- Cadw record number
- 3221
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 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 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (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 the remains of a standing stone, which may date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC) or may be the remnants of an early medieval or medieval cross-shaft. It is a little over 2m high with a diameter of approximately 0.75m. Its surface comprises six facets of varying width, which could be either cut or natural. The top is flat and there is no trace of a socket. It occupies a low-lying position close to the main A493.
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 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. It is circular and measures 8.1m in diameter.
Nearby in the register
- Dovecote at YnysmaengwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- 18 Maengwyn StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 7 Maengwyn StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Maengwyn StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.