Arthog Standing Stones

Arthog Standing Stones is a megalithic mound at Arthog, Gwynedd, in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Arthog Standing Stone. The monument is listed by Cadw under the number ME105, with grid reference SH652139.

The mound was made by using stones to support a cairn of earth and a burial place at its centre. Over time, the earth has disappeared, leaving a group of stones. Although they no longer form a complete circle, they may once have done so. The stones might also have been used for ceremonies or other practices.

The standing stones are dated to 4000 BCE to 800 BCE by typological estimate. No detailed information is given about the monument’s excavation, its original construction date, or any finds associated with it. The information about its appearance and possible uses is limited to what survives at the site.

Round barrows are among the commonest prehistoric monuments in Britain. Such monuments generally consist of a hemispherical mound of earth or stone raised over one or more burials, often surrounded by a ditch or bank. Most were built between about 2200 and 1100 BCE, from the Late Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age.

Arthog Standing Stones is a megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones) in Arthog, United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: cairn circle in Gwynedd, Wales, UK. A typological estimate: 4000 BCE to 800 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the cy article "Carnedd ymylfaen Arthog", shown in the original language.