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Gelligaer Common Standing Stone

A Scheduled Monument in Darran Valley (Cwm Darran), Caerphilly (Caerffili)

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7221 / 51°43'19"N

Longitude: -3.2994 / 3°17'57"W

OS Eastings: 310339

OS Northings: 203400

OS Grid: SO103034

Mapcode National: GBR HS.2LSV

Mapcode Global: VH6CZ.RZL6

Entry Name: Gelligaer Common Standing Stone

Scheduled Date: 19 February 1953

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2881

Cadw Legacy ID: GM221

Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Category: Standing stone

Period: Prehistoric

County: Caerphilly (Caerffili)

Community: Darran Valley (Cwm Darran)

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The stone stands on open moorland, a little way below the crest of a hill. The stone itself is 2m high and leans to the north. It is roughly squared off, with 0.2m sides, except on the south side near the base where the surface is natural.

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.

Source: Cadw

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