BR268

The Peterstone  

26/07/1999  

Designated  

Powys  

Llanfrynach  

308929  

226741  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Standing Stone  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains of a standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The stone is located on the grass verge close to the A40 at Llanhamlach and stands to a height of 1.45m. The surface of the stone has artificially smoothed surfaces and bevelled edges which are probably later additions to the stone. 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. It is square with sides of 2.5m surrouinding the stone.