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Banc y Celyn Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales, protected as a Cadw monument under reference BR206. The circle stands on bedrock formed from Ludlow rocks—a geological formation comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Ludlow period of the Silurian era. This ancient geological foundation has supported the monument through millennia of exposure to Welsh weather and landscape change.
Stone circles of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age, serving purposes that likely encompassed ceremonial, ritual and possibly calendrical functions. The Banc y Celyn circle represents one of Wales's significant prehistoric monuments, reflecting the considerable effort invested by ancient communities in moving and positioning stone across the landscape. The local geology would have determined which stone types were available to the monument's builders.
Today the site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric Wales. Its protection by Cadw ensures that this Bronze Age landscape feature continues to be preserved and studied. The monument's survival on its Ludlow rock bedrock provides insight into how prehistoric Welsh communities utilised the materials and topography of their local environment in constructing monuments of lasting significance.
Banc y Celyn Stone Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR206. View the official record →
Banc y Celyn Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales, protected as a Cadw monument under reference BR206.
Banc y Celyn Stone Circle dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Banc y Celyn Stone Circle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is BR206.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Earthwork 200m S of Coed Caeau (5.1 km), Ring Cairn on Waun Gunllwch (5.3 km), Gwaun Ymryson Round Cairn (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Banc y Celyn Stone Circle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Banc y Celyn Stone Circle stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.