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Moel Goedog Round Cairns & Standing Stones is a prehistoric ring cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME058. The monument comprises a circular or near-circular arrangement of stones characteristic of ring cairn construction, a funerary monument type that flourished during the Bronze Age. The rings typically enclosed cremated remains or inhumations within a central setting, with the outer stone ring serving both structural and ceremonial purposes.
The site sits upon bedrock of Middle Cambrian origin, comprised of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. These sedimentary deposits, formed during the Middle Cambrian period over 500 million years ago, would have weathered to produce the stone resources available to the monument's builders in prehistory. The overlying soils and exposures of these rocks likely provided suitable material for the cairn's construction, as builders typically utilised locally available stone.
Ring cairns of this type are found across Wales and represent important evidence of Bronze Age burial practice and settlement patterns. The association of round cairns and standing stones at this location suggests a multi-period use of the site or contemporary ritual activity. As a scheduled monument under Cadw's protection, it contributes to our understanding of prehistoric funerary traditions and the prehistoric landscape of Wales.
Moel Goedog Round Cairns & Standing Stones is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME058. View the official record →
Moel Goedog Round Cairns & Standing Stones is a prehistoric ring cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME058.
Moel Goedog Round Cairns & Standing Stones dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Moel Goedog Round Cairns & Standing Stones 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 ME058.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement and Field System at Bron y Foel Uchaf (7.1 km), Bron-y-Foel West Burial Chamber (7.5 km), Enclosure near Bron y Foel, Moelfre (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Moel Goedog Round Cairns & Standing Stones'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.
Moel Goedog Round Cairns & Standing Stones stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.