# A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at…

> Disputed: A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at Stonehenge.

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# A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at…

A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at Stonehenge.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Stone holes around a full or near-full circumference with dates before Stage 1.
- Lithological matches between Stonehenge bluestones and the Waun Mawn stones and holes.

## What would rule it out

- Dolerite geochemistry excluding the Waun Mawn source rocks from Stonehenge, and no circumference beyond the excavated arc.

## Evidence 1 for · 3 against

[Four stones, several stone holes on an arc, a central hearth and a hole whose shape resembles Stone 62's base.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPGJA4XCV/four-stones-several-stone-holes-on-an-arc-a-central-hearth)

Suggestive

FOR

[No control studies outside the arc; nothing links the site to Stonehenge.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPH9R2R29/no-control-studies-outside-the-arc-nothing-links-the-site-to)

Suggestive

AGAINST

[The Waun Mawn dolerites come from Cerrigmarchogion, not Carn Goedog, and cannot have supplied Stonehenge's…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPGT45VAW/the-waun-mawn-dolerites-come-from-cerrigmarchogion-not-carn)

Supported

AGAINST

[The features are consistent with several small settings typical of the region, and the circle was never…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPH1Y7GEQ/the-features-are-consistent-with-several-small-settings)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Was a stone circle at Waun Mawn dismantled and its stones taken to Stonehenge?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPCX41T8J/was-a-stone-circle-at-waun-mawn-dismantled-and-its-stones)

Most likelyWaun Mawn is a group of small local stone settings with no connection to Stonehenge

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at… [Answer ANS0CRWPGAG2SR2]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPGAG2SR2
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**ANS** 0CRWPGAG2SR2

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