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Banc y Celyn Stone Circle is a prehistoric ritual monument located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The site consists of a circular arrangement of standing stones positioned on elevated terrain, characteristic of ceremonial and funerary complexes constructed during the second millennium BCE. Such stone circles served important functions within Bronze Age communities, facilitating ritual practices and possibly marking burial grounds or territorial significance. The monument remains archaeologically significant as evidence of prehistoric religious and ceremonial activity in the Brecon Beacons region.
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 ritual monument located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw 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 Britain.
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).
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