Stone Circle, Dyffryn Mymbyr

Record ID:  475158 / MNA168713
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: NT Area of High Significance
NT Property:  Dyffryn Mymbyr; Wales
Civil Parish:  Llanberis; Gwynedd - Gwynedd
Grid Reference:  SH 65056 56464
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Summary

A stone circle of 4 upright slabs and 6 recumbent stones

Identification Images (1)

© National Trust
© National Trust

Most Recent Monitoring

None Recorded

Monument Types

  • STONE CIRCLE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)

Description

Stone circle defined by 4 upright rectangular slabs and a further 6 recumbent
slabs with two recumbent at the center. The circle is 14 m in diameter with
the average stone size being 0.5 m tall, 0.34 m wide and 0.12 m thick. The
circle is situated in a very wet area close to Llyn Cwmffynon. The surviving
uprights are tilting and loose.

References

  • --- SZO50089 - National Trust Report: Engineering Archaeological Services. 2005. Dyffryn Mymbyr Vol III Historical & Archaeological Survey Commissioned by the National Trust 2005. III.

Designations

  • NT Area of High Significance: Stone Circle, Dyffryn Mymbyr

Other Statuses and References

None Recorded

Associated Events

  • ENA3028 - Field Survey, Dyffryn Mymbyr - Historical & Archaeological Survey Commissioned by the National Trust 2005

Associated Finds

None Recorded

Related Records

None Recorded