What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Maeni Hirion, Penmaenmawr; Druid's Circle; Druids Circle;Druid's Circle;Druids' Circle, Penmaenmawr as Stone Circle from the Bronze Age period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the stone circle at Maeni Hirion, Penmaenmawr, may have been used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes. It is sometimes associated with local folklore referring to a "Druid's Circle," though this reflects later romanticised interpretations rather than confirmed historical use.
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Places near here
Druids' CircleStone Circle (bronze Age) · 2 yd
PenmaenmawrStone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 274 yd
MoelfreMountain / peak · 643 yd
GraiglwydMountain / peak · 830 yd
Graiglwyd Fishing lake and caravan parkHeritage place · 1058 yd
Edge of the quarry workingsOld home or work place · 1173 yd
Penmaenmawr Historical Society & MuseumMuseum · 1.0 mi
Brundrits WharfVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Small hill above LlanfairfechanMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
Caer Bach Prehistoric Hill FortCastle, fort or tower · 1.7 mi
St. Celynin's WellSpring · 1.8 mi
Caer Seion - An Iron Age Fort on Conwy MountainCastle, fort or tower · 2.8 mi