What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Gwynedd.
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the stone circle at Bala may have been used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes. Local folklore sometimes associates such sites with ancient druidic rituals or hidden fairy realms.
Places near here
Tomen-y-BalaMotte · 142 yd
An ex-GWR semaphore signal marks the site of Bala stationHeritage place · 159 yd
Old Grammar School;Neuadd y Cyfnod, BalaGrammar School · 162 yd
Y Bala; BalaTown · 321 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 375 yd
Bala Lake foreshore picnic areaPicnic place · 979 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4678558.jpg?width=1280)
Bronydd Fron-FeunoMountain / peak · 1644 yd
Mynydd Cefn-Ddwy-GraigMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Sheepfold below the Cefnddwygraig ForestForest or wood · 1.6 mi
Shed and sheep above Dolwen with the Penllyn Forest forming the backgroundForest or wood · 2.1 mi
LlangowerHeritage attraction · 2.9 mi
Steep Hill AheadMountain or hill · 3.3 miOther information
Photo: Mr M Evison · CC BY-SA 2.0