Gwynedd Archaeological Trust
Regional Historic Environment Record

Bryn Celli Ddu Standing Stone, Llandaniel Fab

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 2710
Trust : Gwynedd
Community : Llanddaniel Fab
Unitary authority : Ynys Mon
NGR : SH50637010
Site Type (preferred type first) : BRONZE AGE STANDING STONE
Status : Scheduled Monument

Description :
Maen hir 4ft high by 5 3/4ft by 1 1/3ft with packing stones, 180yds SW of Bryn Celli Ddu burial chamber. (RCAHMW, 1937)

A large boulder as described, but the 'packing stones' look more like field clearance. See G P. Surveyed at 1:2500. <2>

A standing stone 1.68m wide by 1.25 high by 0.5m thick. There is some erosion around the base, exposing a number of packing stones. Aligned NW-SE. This stone is unusual amongst the standing stones of Anglesey being greater in width than in height. It would appear to be in line with and share the same alignment as, the passage of the nearby chambered cairn which lies 150m to ENE. <3>

Unusually squat standing stone only 1.25m high slightly rounded slab wider than it is high. Stones around base appear to be field clearance. Siting on a hillslope to the SW of Bryn Celli Ddu burial chamber. (Smith, 2003)

Sources :
Lynes, M. , 2012 , How do the Standing Stones of Anglesey 'Stand'?
Rees, C., & Jones, M. , 2016 , Results of Archaeological Strip, Map and Record at Bryn Celli Ddu Farm, Llanddaniel Fab. ( © C.R Archaeology)
Senior, M. , 2003 , The Standing Stones of north-western Wales
Smith, G. , 2003 , Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Monument Survey: West Gwynedd and Anglesey ( © GAT)
Smith, G., and Steele, N. , 2005 , Pan-Wales Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Sites Survey: Trial Data Synthesis ( © GAT)
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales , 1937 , An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Anglesey
Ordnance Survey , 1970 , SH57SW 18 , <2>

Events :
42506 : An 085 Fmw Site Visit (year : 1994)
40526 : Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Monument Survey: West Gwynedd/Anglesey (year : 2003)
40527 : Pan-wales Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Sites Survey: Trial Data Synthesis (year : 2005)

Related records
National Monuments Record Wales NPRN 302503 https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/302503/

Compiled date : 31-03-2000


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