What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.
Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, Maen Mawr standing stone and circle is likely associated with ritual or ceremonial activity, possibly linked to burial practices or territorial markers. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient giants or legendary figures.
Places near here
Cerrig Duon, Stone AvenueStone Avenue · 77 yd
Cerrig Duon Stone CircleStone Circle · 89 yd
Waterfall, Nant y LlynWaterfall · 373 yd
Small waterfall, Nant y LlynWaterfall · 450 yd
Cefn CulMountain / peak · 1025 yd
Tower southwest of Cray reservoirCastle, fort or tower · 1.2 mi
Tower at the Bwlch Bryn-rhuddCastle, fort or tower · 1.3 mi
Fan HirMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Forest edgeForest or wood · 1.9 mi
Culvert under Brecon Forest TramroadForest or wood · 1.9 mi
Gwal y CadnoRuins · 2.0 mi
CwmpadestHouse · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Nigel Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0