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Latitude: 51.6959 / 51°41'45"N
Longitude: -4.7167 / 4°42'59"W
OS Eastings: 212345
OS Northings: 203178
OS Grid: SN123031
Mapcode National: GBR GD.QCTF
Mapcode Global: VH2PL.6MBS
Entry Name: Standing Stone 350m N of Knightston Farm
Scheduled Date: 4 August 2006
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 1156
Cadw Legacy ID: PE511
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Standing stone
Period: Prehistoric
County: Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
Community: St. Mary Out Liberty (Llanfair Dinbych-y-pysgod)
Built-Up Area: New Hedges
Traditional County: Pembrokeshire
A magnificent sandstone monolith, measuring 2.1m tall, 0.65m wide and 0.4m deep, located on a flattened ridge top. It is earthfast, oriented E-W and tapers to a blunt and square point.
The standing stone is thought to be of religious or ceremonial significance and to date to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC). This example is an important local landmark. The monument is likely to retain significant archaeological deposits and enhance our knowledge of prehistoric ritual practices.
The area to be scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is circular and measures 6m in diameter.
Source: Cadw
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