Hafodty Circle

Also known as:
Cefn Llechan
Nearest town:
Penmaenmawr (3km W)
OS reference:
SH747753
OS sheet:
115
Latitude:
53° 15' 34.28 N
Longitude:
3° 52' 43.08 W
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Images

Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Approaching from the south. Castell Conwy can be seen over to the right, with Deganwy across the river beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.11.2023)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jan 22, 2025
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by postman

Defensible hill top enclosure Cerrig y Ddinas is the backdrop to the half gone stone circle.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 21, 2014
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by postman

From a distance the stone circle can be seen to be sitting on an artificially levelled platform.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 21, 2014
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by postman

Looking over Hafodty stone circle to Conwy castle, over the river to llandudno junction and Deganwy with Bryn Euryn on the skyline. Tis a good view.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 21, 2014
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by postman

I’m not sure this big cracked in half stone is part of the circle, it’s too big and well out of line.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 21, 2014
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by postman

The biggest stone, a fallen stone and the now struggling free of the Gorse stone.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Nov 21, 2014
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

The southern arc, looking towards the rocky Cerrig y Ddinas hillfort. The Conwy Valley falls away beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (30.7.2011)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 31, 2011
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Approaching the circle from the south. Note sheep making full use of ideally placed rubbing stone.

Image credit: A. Brookes/Bloss (30.7.2011)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 31, 2011
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by GLADMAN

Looking towards the beautiful Afon Conwy....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Aug 10, 2010
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by postman

Three circle stones two fallen one consumed by gorse

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jul 19, 2010
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by postman

The two biggest stones, sheep rubbing has turned it black.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jul 19, 2010
Image of Hafodty Circle (Stone Circle) by skins

stone circle on approach to Tal y fan, Quarry track.

Image credit: skins
skins
skins Jun 24, 2008

Articles

Stomping around in hill fog upon the Carneddau looking for ring cairns.... it’s always a good idea to fix one’s position when taking a bearing. Hey, a stone circle. That’ll do.

GLADMAN
GLADMAN Oct 14, 2024

Hafodty Circle

postman
postman Nov 22, 2014

For Directions see Hafodty standing stone next door.

It is just a short five minute walk down the track from standing stone to stone circle, the track passes right through the circle, having as much effect upon it as a light wind brushing through a wintry tree. Three stones are up standing, and three fallen, one of the fallen was becoming consumed by a brutal gorse bush, but excessive stamping has freed it somewhat. Though I’m not sure which three stones are the fallen, the big split stone is I think too bulky and out of place to be a circle stone, but the fallen stone nearest the biggest standing stone is too close to it to be in place.
Walking round the circle at a distance I could see that the stones are on an artificial platform, walking round the place looking at it from as many angles as possible is the thing to do, placing it in it’s landscape, and all that. Most enjoyable.
The views are most enjoyable too, I particularly like the scene down past Conwy castle to Bryn Euryn hill fort.

Wow! a stone circle with no field notes, shit, what am I going to say....... I played with fairies here then went on a trip in a flying saucer after we had tea with the Queen of inner earth. Come to Hafodty stone circle and see if you experience anything ......untoward.

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