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Y Capel Stone Circle is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age monument located in Wales, forming part of the broader tradition of ceremonial stone circles that characterised prehistoric ritual practice in Britain and Ireland. The circle comprises a ring of upright stones arranged in a circular configuration, typical of monuments erected between approximately 3000 and 1500 BCE for purposes related to communal gathering, ritual observance, and possibly funerary commemoration. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Y Capel Stone Circle represents significant evidence for prehistoric religious and ceremonial activity in the Welsh landscape, though like many such circles, precise dating and original function remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. The monument's survival and official designation reflect its importance to understanding prehistoric Welsh society and the material expression of ritual belief systems in the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
Y Capel Stone Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG179. View the official record →
Y Capel Stone Circle is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age monument located in Wales, forming part of the broader tradition of ceremonial stone circles that characterised prehistoric ritual practice in Britain and Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG179.
Y Capel Stone Circle 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.
Y Capel Stone Circle 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 MG179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn y Gadair round cairn (7 km), Gwyn Fynydd Camp (7.5 km), Caersws Roman road (8.3 km).
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