Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hendre, Standing Stone 450m NNW of
Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Standing Stone
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 26 January 2006
- Community
- Newport
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.01702, -4.85825
- SAM number
- PE503
- Cadw record number
- 1147
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
A fine example of its type, this standing stone, also known as Y Garreg Hir, is located within an enclosed arable field on a gentle north facing slope overlooking Newport Bay. It probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 BC - 800 BC). The standing stone measures 1.6m tall, 1.2m wide and 0.5m deep. It has a blunt and rounded top and is oriented NNE-SSW. There is an earthfast packing stone visible at the base of the monument on its southern side.
The standing stone is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric ritual practices. It is an important local landmark and represents a notable element in the wider prehistoric and funerary landscape.
The area to be scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 3m in diameter.
Nearby in the register
- Cerig-y-Gof Burial ChamberChambered Tombunder 1 mi
- Gelli OlauDomesticunder 1 mi
- PenfeidirDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings to NE.of PenfiedirAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.