Marked on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch maps, this ancient site preserves what remains of a once-complete stone circle, now reduced to its northern and eastern sections. Nine standing stones survive from the original monument, their weathered forms rising from ground scattered with smaller stones. Whilst archaeologist Oliver Davies recorded a ‘central grave’ here in 1940, no trace of this feature remains visible today amongst the rock outcrop and blanket bog that characterise the landscape.

The site’s most intriguing features extend beyond the partial circle itself. A discontinuous wall stretches for 33.5 metres in a north-south direction from the highest surviving stone, constructed from a combination of orthostats and flat-topped boulders. This ancient boundary suggests the site once held greater significance within the landscape, perhaps delineating sacred space or connecting to other now-lost structures. A second wall, located 19 metres to the east, runs for 15 metres in a roughly north-northeast to south-southwest alignment, hinting at a more complex layout than the simple stone circle might initially suggest.

Together, these elements paint a picture of a burial ground that served the local community thousands of years ago, its original purpose and full extent now obscured by time and the encroaching bog. The survival of these stones in such challenging terrain speaks to both their robust construction and the respect with which they’ve been treated by generations of local farmers who’ve worked around rather than through them.