Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM151
Name
Standing Stone on Ty'r Coed Farm
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Llanrhidian Lower
Easting
247565
Northing
191678
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Site Type
Standing Stone
Period
Prehistoric
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a Bronze Age (c. 2400-1000 BC) standing stone. It is approximately 2.5m high and forms part of a group of stones which are located below the western end of the Cefn Bryn ridge. The stone is a local quartz conglomerate with roughly vertical sides rising to a blunt top.
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 which related evidence may be expected to survive.