Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
MG032
Name
Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn
Date of Designation
07/10/1981
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Easting
305858
Northing
330232
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Site Type
Stone Circle
Period
Prehistoric
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the scheduled monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a stone circle and associated features, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The stone circle contains approximately 13 stones, and has a fairly uniform diameter of 13-14m. Additional features include an avenue containing 2 rows of stones, the S one more complete. The avenue runs 70m towards the remains of a stone cairn.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. The features are an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retain significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of both intact ritual and burial deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Stone circles are often part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.