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Latitude: 51.9052 / 51°54'18"N
Longitude: -3.2853 / 3°17'7"W
OS Eastings: 311671
OS Northings: 223741
OS Grid: SO116237
Mapcode National: GBR YT.Q3QS
Mapcode Global: VH6C7.0CJT
Entry Name: Gileston Standing Stone
Scheduled Date:
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 1772
Cadw Legacy ID: BR140
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Standing stone
Period: Prehistoric
County: Powys
Community: Talybont-on-Usk (Tal-y-bont ar Wysg)
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
The monument comprises the remains of a standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The stone comprises a block of conglomerate rock and measures 3m high, 2.3m wide at the base and 1.1m wide at the top. It has roughly flat sides with a ledge half way up the E side. It is located in a meadow close to the River Usk.
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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