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Stone Setting on Waun Llwyd is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument. The site stands on bedrock composed of Lower Devonian rocks, a mixture of sandstone and conglomerate laid down during the Early Devonian period. This ancient geology forms the foundation upon which the monument's builders placed their stones, choosing a naturally elevated position across moorland terrain.
The circle consists of upright stones arranged in a ring formation, typical of Bronze Age ritual and ceremonial monuments found across the British uplands. Such settings often served multiple functions within prehistoric communities, from calendrical observation to gathering spaces for communal gatherings and religious observance. The moorland location on Waun Llwyd would have provided clear sightlines across the surrounding landscape.
Protected under the Cadw reference CM260, the Stone Setting on Waun Llwyd remains a valuable record of prehistoric settlement patterns and ceremonial practice in Wales. The exposed Devonian bedrock and moorland setting are characteristic of upland zones favoured for stone circles during the Bronze Age, when communities built monuments that endured for millennia across the Welsh landscape.
Stone Setting on Waun Llwyd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM260. View the official record →
Stone Setting on Waun Llwyd is a prehistoric stone circle located in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM260.
Stone Setting on Waun Llwyd 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 Setting on Waun Llwyd 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 CM260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Banwen Gwys Round Cairns (6.2 km), Bwlch y Ddeuwynt Round Cairn (6.4 km), Burnt Mound South of Fan Hir (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Stone Setting on Waun Llwyd'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 Setting on Waun Llwyd stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.