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Carreg-y-llech Standing Stone

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 100008
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Treuddyn
Unitary authority : Flintshire
NGR : SJ24875835
Site Type (preferred type first) : BRONZE AGE STANDING STONE
Status : scheduled monument

Description :
SANDSTONE STANDING STONE 1.8M HIGH 1.9M WIDE 0.4M THICK.IT IS NOT DRESSED POSS ORIGINALLY STOOD ON BARROW WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN DESTROYED.;
OS 1977. Single standing stone, of undressed sandstone, 1.8m high, 1.9m wide and 0.45m thick. Pennant (1783, 31) describes it as "a vast monumental stone .... set erect on a tumulus coarsely paved". No definite trace of tumulus now visible, but ground rises very slightly around stone.

NE facing and leaning in that direction. From E there appears to be a slight rise in the ground from N-S. Around base of stone ground is eroded forming a depression, probably due to animals rubbing against stone. Situated on edge of ridge with ground falling away to N. (CPAT 1999).

Scheduled on 28/11/2003 (Cadw).



Sources :
Cadw , 2003 , Cadw Field Monument Wardens Report - FL207(FLT)
Cadw , 2003 , Scheduling map - FL207(FLT)
Cadw , 2003 , Scheduling map - FL207(FLT)
Clwyd Archaeology Service , 1982 , Site visit record - PRN100008
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1999 , Site visit record - PRN100008
Davies, E., 1949 , The Prehistoric and Roman Remains of Flintshire
National Monument Record of Wales , NMR Index
Ordnance Survey , 1977 , OS record card SJ 25 NW 6
Pennant, T , 1783 , title unknown - Lleweni bleach works
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales , 1912 , Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouth II - County of Flintshire

Events :

Related records
CPAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 100007

Compiled date : 31-12-1980


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March 29, 2025, 9:28 pm - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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