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Kerry Hill Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG055. The monument sits upon bedrock composed of Ludlow Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Ludlow period of the Silurian era. These sedimentary foundations would have presented the builders with locally available stone resources suitable for monument construction.
Stone circles represent one of the most distinctive ritual and ceremonial structures of prehistoric Britain, typically dating to the Bronze Age though some may originate in the Neolithic period. Their precise purposes remain subject to scholarly debate, though they frequently served as gathering places for communities and held significant spiritual or astronomical significance. The upland terrain of Kerry Hill's location in Wales is characteristic of regions where such monuments are commonly found, positioned within the pastoral landscape.
The circle's preservation under modern heritage protection reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric social organisation and the ceremonial practices of ancient Welsh communities. The geological setting, with its Ludlow bedrock, anchors the monument within a specific landscape context that would have shaped both the practical choices of its builders and the character of the place as experienced by those who used it.
Kerry Hill Stone Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG055. View the official record →
Kerry Hill Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG055.
Kerry Hill 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.
Kerry Hill 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 MG055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crugyn Tump Castle Mound (4.9 km), Motte and bailey castle immediately south west of The Moat (6.3 km), Castell y Blaidd (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Kerry Hill 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.
Kerry Hill Stone Circle stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.