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Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn is a prehistoric ceremonial and funerary monument located in Wales, comprising a stone circle with associated avenue and cairn structures. The site dates to the Bronze Age, a period when such ritual complexes served important functions in burial practice and communal ceremony. The monument displays the characteristic arrangement of upright stones typical of Welsh prehistoric circles, with the avenue suggesting a formal processional approach to the central ritual space. The inclusion of cairn material indicates its function as a burial monument, reflecting the sophisticated ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities in Wales.
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 prehistoric ceremonial and funerary monument located in Wales, comprising a stone circle with associated avenue and cairn structures. 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 Britain.
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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