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Gors Fawr Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales, standing upon bedrock composed of Arenig Rocks—a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Arenigian period. The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under the reference PE117.
Stone circles of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served significant ceremonial or ritual functions within their communities. The circle at Gors Fawr would have formed a focal point for gatherings, astronomical observations or religious practices. The geological foundation of Arenig Rocks, characteristic of upland Wales, provides the raw material from which the monument's stones were selected and raised.
The site's location within the Welsh landscape reflects the Bronze Age builders' choice of high ground for their ritual installations. The Arenigian bedrock beneath the circle remains largely unaltered since the monument's construction, anchoring this ancient place within its geological setting and contributing to the sustained significance of the site across millennia.
Gors Fawr Stone Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE117. View the official record →
Gors Fawr Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales, standing upon bedrock composed of Arenig Rocks—a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Arenigian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE117.
Gors Fawr 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.
Gors Fawr 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 PE117.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Portis-Parc Camp (6.3 km), Pen-Gaer Promontory Fort (7.1 km), Rhiwiau Round Barrow (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Gors Fawr 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.
Gors Fawr Stone Circle stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.