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Bwrdd y tri arglwydd stones

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 102607
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Community : Corwen
Unitary authority : Denbighshire
NGR : SJ1043746804
Site Type (preferred type first) : PREHISTORIC CHAMBERED TOMB / MEDIEVAL BOUNDARY STONE
Status : scheduled monument

Description :
Scheduled area amended 29/1/91.

Junction of four parish boundaries (and 2 or more estates) which was marked by three erect standing stones - possible remains of cromlech according to Llwyd in 17th century. Only one recumbent stone remains with boundary inscription. The name Bwrdd y Tri Arglwydd has been thought to be suggestive of remains of a dolmen.

The boundary stone was recumbent, located on the grass verge of a farm track, until it was re-erected c. 1989 on a plinth 0.65m high. The stone itself is 0.8 x 0.35m, and is no longer in its original position. The W face of the stone has an incised R and the S face what looks like a 9. Two possible cup-marks were identified (PRN 25263), one near the middle of the upper surface, and one near the base of the S side. A large stone lies c.0.3m from the E side of the plinth and large stones to the W may be the site of the possible cromlech. (Cadw, 1989).

Scheduled: the monument consists of boundary stone, marking the boundary between different parishes, probably dating to the prehistoric or medieval periods. The feature consists of a recumbent stone much buried in the ground. On three sides are letters thought to denote the names of estates or their owners. The stone stands at a point called Croessor (crossroads) where four parishes and three old estates meet. There is reason to think that these boundaries have not changed since the C14. Edward Lloyd, writing in the eighteenth century, records that three stones were then standing and compares them to dolmen. The name (Three Lords' Table) and Lloyd's record suggests that it may be the remains of a dolmen. (Cadw)



Sources :
Cadw , 1991 , Scheduling map - Me025(DEN)
Cadw , 1995 , Cadw Field Monument Wardens Report - Me025(DEN)
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 2002 , CPAT Project Archive - 715
Jones, N W , 1999 , Prehistoric Funerary & Ritual Sites: Denbighshire and East Conwy ( © Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust)
Ordnance Survey , 1980 , OS record card SJ 14 NW 12
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales , 1921 , Inventory of the ancient monuments of Wales and Monmouth - Merionethshire

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Compiled date : 31-12-1980


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March 31, 2025, 8:46 am - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
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