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Latitude: 53.2568 / 53°15'24"N
Longitude: -3.8784 / 3°52'42"W
OS Eastings: 274787
OS Northings: 374960
OS Grid: SH747749
Mapcode National: GBR 1ZCS.47
Mapcode Global: WH545.DDCL
Entry Name: Hafotty Standing Stone
Scheduled Date:
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 4347
Cadw Legacy ID: CN116
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Standing stone
Period: Prehistoric
County: Conwy
Community: Henryd
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
The scheduled monument comprises the remains of a standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). It measures 2.25m high and nearly 0.8m square.
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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