RD113

Cwm-Maerdy Standing Stone  

 

Designated  

Powys  

Glascwm  

314201  

258794  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Standing Stone  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument. The monument comprises a standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The Cwm-Maerdy Standing Stone is sited on the crest of a low rounded hill and is almost square at the base, measuring c.0.87m by c.0.7m, but tapers to a rough point at the top. It leans at an angle of 80 degrees towards the west and is now c.1.47m high. 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.