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Begwns standing stone

A Scheduled Monument in Painscastle (Castell-paen), Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0966 / 52°5'47"N

Longitude: -3.2389 / 3°14'20"W

OS Eastings: 315227

OS Northings: 244980

OS Grid: SO152449

Mapcode National: GBR YW.B36X

Mapcode Global: VH6B8.TK2K

Entry Name: Begwns standing stone

Scheduled Date: 22 September 2004

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4141

Cadw Legacy ID: RD244

Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Category: Standing stone

Period: Prehistoric

County: Powys

Community: Painscastle (Castell-paen)

Traditional County: Radnorshire

Description

The monument comprises a fine standing stone, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC). It is a large, split block of stone, standing about 1.2m in height and measuring 1.2m in thickness and 0.4m in width. The standing stone is situated below the summit of a knoll in disturbed upland pasture.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric ritual practices. The monument retains significant archaeological potential with a strong probability of associated archaeological features and deposits and forms an important element in the wider prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape.

The area scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 8m in diameter.

Source: Cadw

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