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Carn Llechart Stone Circle is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference GM078. The monument sits upon bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, laid down during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous era. This geology comprises mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete, creating a landscape of varied stone and mineral resources that would have been familiar to the prehistoric communities who constructed such monuments across Wales.
Round cairns of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, formed by accumulating stone to create substantial ceremonial and burial monuments. The monument's stone-built construction would have drawn upon local materials readily available from the surrounding Coal Measures geology. Such cairns served as focal points within the prehistoric landscape, visible landmarks that anchored communities to their territory.
Carn Llechart Stone Circle represents an important element of Wales's Bronze Age heritage. Its preservation under Cadw protection ensures that this tangible link to prehistoric ritual and burial practice remains available for study and public understanding of early Welsh communities and their relationship with the land they inhabited.
Carn Llechart Stone Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM078. View the official record →
Carn Llechart Stone Circle is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference GM078.
Carn Llechart Stone Circle dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Carn Llechart 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 GM078.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scott's Pit Engine House & Traces of Ancillary Buildings (8 km), Gwernllwynchwyth Engine House (8.3 km), Townshend's Great Leat & Waggonway (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Carn Llechart 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.
Carn Llechart Stone Circle stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.