Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Parth-y-Gwyddwch, Standing Stones 150m N of
Llangelynin, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Standing Stone
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 22 January 2007
- Community
- Llangelynin
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.67252, -4.07010
- SAM number
- ME259
- Cadw record number
- 1191
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises a pair of standing stones that probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). They are located in semi-improved and enclosed rough grazing and situated on a low terrace on a gentle SW-facing slope. There are uninterrupted views of Barmouth Bay to the W. The stones are aligned NE-SW and spaced c. 8m apart. The SW stone measures 1.67m tall, 1.3m NE-SW and 0.8m NW-SE. The stone rises to a blunt, rounded point. Packing stones are visible around the base. The NE stone measures 1m tall, 1.1m NE-SW and 0.7m NW-SE. The stone rises to a sharp point. The stones have a weathered appearance and are earthfast.
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. It 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 20m in diameter.
Nearby in the register
- Cow house to SE of HendreNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Multi-purpose farm building to SE of HendreNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Multi-purpose farm building on NE side of HendreNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- HendreDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.