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Hirfaen Standing Stone

A Scheduled Monument in Llanfair Clydogau, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0993 / 52°5'57"N

Longitude: -4.0094 / 4°0'33"W

OS Eastings: 262461

OS Northings: 246458

OS Grid: SN624464

Mapcode National: GBR DV.9XVH

Mapcode Global: VH4GY.GH8J

Entry Name: Hirfaen Standing Stone

Scheduled Date:

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3297

Cadw Legacy ID: CM028

Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Category: Standing stone

Period: Prehistoric

County: Ceredigion

Community: Llanfair Clydogau

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC) and stands to a height of 16ft and measures 4ft x 3ft, with a square/rectangular in cross section. The stone tapers in thickness toward the top which is an uneven chisel shape.

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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