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Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial complex located in Wales, comprising a stone circle with an associated avenue of standing stones and a nearby cairn. The monument represents an important example of prehistoric ritual architecture, indicating the social organisation and religious practices of early farming communities in the Welsh landscape. The stone circle itself forms the focal point of the complex, with the avenue suggesting formal processional access to the ritual space, whilst the cairn indicates the site's association with burial and ancestral commemoration. This ensemble of features dates to the later Neolithic or Bronze Age period and reflects the sophisticated ceremonial life of prehistoric Welsh societies.
Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG032. View the official record →
Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial complex located in Wales, comprising a stone circle with an associated avenue of standing stones and a nearby cairn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG032.
Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn 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.
Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn 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 MG032.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Y Gribin Round Cairn (4.2 km), Ty Ucha Farmstead, Cwm Llech, Llangynog, Powys (6.1 km), Ty'n-y-Celyn Castle Mound (6.1 km).
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