Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llyn Gafr Standing Stone
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales
A scheduled monument in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, recorded as Standing Stone (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Standing Stone
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 25 April 2003
- Community
- Dolgellau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.71026, -3.90524
- SAM number
- ME219
- Cadw record number
- 1048
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 a large, impressive and well-preserved standing stone, which probably dates to the Early Bronze Age (c.2000-1500 BC). It is some 2.5m high, 2m wide and 1m thick, with the longer axis aligned north to south. It is situated in a prominent position on the shoulder of a col or bwlch to the north-east of Llyn Gafr on the north face of Cadair Idris.
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 be 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
- Llyn Gafr Hut CircleHut Circle Settlementunder 1 mi
- Pont Ty-NantTransport1 mi
- Water Wheel at DyffrydanIndustrial1 mi
- Ty Newydd FarmhouseDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.