Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Afon Arthog Standing Stone
Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales
A scheduled monument in Arthog, Gwynedd, recorded as Standing Stone (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Standing Stone
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 28 April 2003
- Community
- Arthog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.69970, -3.99064
- SAM number
- ME234
- Cadw record number
- 3996
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 standing stone, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC). It is a large, flat rounded stone, standing 1.25m in height and measuring 1.5m in thickness and 0.4m in width. The stone is orientated from NNE to SSW, with the larger sides facing ESE and WNW respectively. It is situated in rough grazing on a gentle S-facing slope and is not in a prominent position in the landscape.
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 area scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 10m in diameter.
Nearby in the register
- Waen Bant Standing StoneStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Afon Arthog cup-marked rockCup Marked Stoneunder 1 mi
- Arthog Standing StonesKerb Cairnunder 1 mi
- Llys Bradwen Medieval SiteEnclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.