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Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM225. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Ashgill Rocks, undifferentiated mudstones, siltstones and sandstones deposited during the Ashgill period. This geological setting is typical of upland Welsh terrain, where such stones circles were frequently positioned on high ground offering extensive viewsheds across the surrounding landscape.
Stone circles of this type are generally dated to the Bronze Age, though some may have Neolithic origins. They typically served ceremonial, burial or territorial functions within prehistoric communities. The positioning of this circle on Ashgill bedrock would have required the selection and transport of suitable stones, evidence of the considerable labour investment these monuments demanded.
The circle's survival in the upland Welsh environment, away from intensive modern land-use, has preserved it as a significant record of Bronze Age monument-building practices. Its protected status recognises its archaeological importance and its contribution to understanding prehistoric ritual and settlement patterns across Wales. The monument remains a tangible connection to the communities who inhabited this landscape over three thousand years ago.
Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM225. View the official record →
Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM225.
Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant 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.
Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant 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 CM225.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to NE of (0.3 km), Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to ESE of (0.3 km), Nant Gwyn, round cairn and standing stone to S of (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant'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.
Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.