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Creigiau Eglwyseg Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference DE080. The monument stands on bedrock of Dinantian age, comprising limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks that formed during the Mississippian period. This solid foundation of Carboniferous limestone provided both the geological stability and likely the stone source for the circle's construction.
Stone circles of this type were erected during the Bronze Age, typically serving ritual or ceremonial purposes within their communities. The Dinantian limestone landscape around Creigiau Eglwyseg would have been accessible for quarrying and moving stone, making it a practical location for such a monument. The underlying geology shaped not only the monument's construction but also the character of the surrounding landscape.
The circle's survival to the present day, despite millennia of environmental change and land use, reflects the enduring quality of both the stones themselves and their arrangement. As a scheduled monument under Cadw's care, Creigiau Eglwyseg remains an important record of prehistoric religious and social practice in Wales, with its positioning on solid Carboniferous bedrock anchoring it firmly within the region's deep geological and cultural history.
Creigiau Eglwyseg Stone Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE080. View the official record →
Creigiau Eglwyseg Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference DE080.
Creigiau Eglwyseg 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.
Creigiau Eglwyseg 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 DE080.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffynnon-Las Wood Round Barrow (5.3 km), Pen-y-Brongyll Round Barrow (6.8 km), Offa's Dyke: Section N & S of Plas-Offa (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Creigiau Eglwyseg 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.
Creigiau Eglwyseg Stone Circle stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.