Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
BR017
Name
Maen Llia Stone
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Maescar
Easting
292420
Northing
219180
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 standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The stone is roughly hexagonal shaped, taping to the top and bottom, and measures 3.7m high, 2.8m wide (maximum) and 0.6m thick. The stone sits in a slight depression and has some nineteenth century graffiti on the west face. A report from the 1940s records Ogham and Roman inscriptions on the stone but these have not been verified by later surveys of the monument.
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.