Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cefn Llechen Stone Circle
Henryd, Conwy, Wales
A scheduled monument in Henryd, Conwy, recorded as Stone Circle (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Stone Circle
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 4 March 1958
- Community
- Henryd
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.26002, -3.87921
- SAM number
- CN124
- Cadw record number
- 4348
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 94 Beaumaris (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's 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, which probably date to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC). The remains consist of 3 standing stones, the largest being 1.5m x 0.7m, and 3 fallen stones. The circle is about 10m in diameter and is crossed by a trackway.
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 be 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.
Nearby in the register
- Hafotty Standing StoneStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y WrachRing Cairnunder 1 mi
- Cefn Llechen cairnsRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Row of Pigsties at Llechan-uchafAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.