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Penbedw Park Stone Circle & Standing Stone is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference FL008. The monument sits upon Dinantian bedrock of limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks, geology that has shaped the landscape and stone availability since the Mississippian period. Stone circles of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served ritual or ceremonial functions within their communities, often marking significant places in the prehistoric landscape.
The circle itself comprises standing stones arranged in a geometric pattern, with an associated standing stone that may have held particular significance within the site's use. The local geology would have provided suitable stone for construction, though the choice and placement of individual stones reflects the builders' knowledge of their environment and symbolic intent. The surrounding terrain has preserved the monument's configuration over millennia.
The site remains an important record of prehistoric religious practice and settlement patterns in Wales. Its protected status recognises the archaeological value of the stone circle and its potential to contribute to understanding Bronze Age communities and their relationship with the natural landscape. The monument is accessible to the public and forms part of the wider heritage resource of the region.
Penbedw Park Stone Circle & Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL008. View the official record →
Penbedw Park Stone Circle & Standing Stone is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference FL008.
Penbedw Park Stone Circle & Standing Stone 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.
Penbedw Park Stone Circle & Standing Stone 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 FL008.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ministry of Supply Valley Site (4.5 km), Rhual-Isaf Round Barrow (6.4 km), Moel-y-Gaer Camp (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Penbedw Park Stone Circle & Standing Stone'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.
Penbedw Park Stone Circle & Standing Stone stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.