GM152

Lower Greyhound Inn Standing Stones  

 

Designated  

Swansea  

Llanrhidian Lower  

248558  

191988  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Standing Stone  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains of two standing stones, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The stones are a quartz conglomerate and are situated approximately 275m apart. Both are incorporated into hedge banks. Stone A - The visible portion is 2.2m high with the base measuring 1.6m by 0.7m. Stone B - A triangular block of quartz conglomerate with base 1.1m by 0.4m and 1.5m high above the top of the bank. 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 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.