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Carreg Lwyd Ritual Complex is a prehistoric stone row located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference MG291. The site sits upon bedrock of Wenlock age, composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that provides a stable geological foundation typical of the Welsh landscape during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods when such ritual monuments were erected. Stone rows of this type represent some of the most enduring expressions of prehistoric ceremonial practice, often aligned to significant landscape features or celestial events and serving functions related to communal ritual, territorial markers or routes between sacred places. The Wenlock bedrock beneath Carreg Lwyd would have offered accessible stone suitable for quarrying and shaping, contributing to the monument's construction and longevity. Its location within the Welsh archaeological record places it within a broader tradition of megalithic construction that flourished across Britain and Ireland during the third and second millennia before the present.
Carreg Lwyd Ritual Complex is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG291. View the official record →
Carreg Lwyd Ritual Complex is a prehistoric stone row located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference MG291.
Carreg Lwyd Ritual Complex dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a stone row. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Carreg Lwyd Ritual Complex 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 MG291.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn I (1.5 km), Bryn y Gadair round cairn (4.6 km), Y Ffridd Round Barrow (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Carreg Lwyd Ritual Complex'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.
Carreg Lwyd Ritual Complex stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.