# Was a stone circle at Waun Mawn dismantled and its stones taken to Stonehenge? · Stonehenge > Four answers have been proposed. Waun Mawn is a group of small local stone settings with no connection to Stonehenge. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPCX41T8J/was-a-stone-circle-at-waun-mawn-dismantled-and-its-stones Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:50+00:00 --- **0** # Was a stone circle at Waun Mawn dismantled and its stones taken to Stonehenge? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: waun Mawn is a group of small local stone settings with no connection to Stonehenge** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. Waun Mawn is a group of small local stone settings with no connection to Stonehenge. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters The claim would explain the gap between quarrying and the first bluestone settings and would make Stonehenge a migrated monument; it has become a public story ahead of the evidence⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP25C4SWY/the-original-stonehenge-a-dismantled-stone-circle-in-the)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP2D65NDK/mythical-rings-waun-mawn-and-stonehenge-stage-1). ## Answers 4 [**Waun Mawn is a group of small local stone settings with no connection to Stonehenge.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPHHJ0QEJ/waun-mawn-is-a-group-of-small-local-stone-settings-with-no) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPGAG2SR2/a-110-m-circle-was-begun-at-waun-mawn-around-3000-bc) Tested, but the results don't decide it Evidence: 1 for, 3 against Disputed [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPJGT69VT/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The bluestones first stood in another, unlocated monument in Wales before coming to Stonehenge.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPJ166Q4G/the-bluestones-first-stood-in-another-unlocated-monument-in) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## History 1. 2019[Parker Pearson et al. puts forward: the bluestones first stood in another, unlocated monument in Wales before coming to Stonehenge.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP0EP4M79/megalith-quarries-for-stonehenges-bluestones) 1. 2019[Parker Pearson et al.: quarrying dates precede the first bluestone settings at Stonehenge by up to several centuries.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP0EP4M79/megalith-quarries-for-stonehenges-bluestones)For: The bluestones first stood in another, unlocated monument in Wales before coming to Stonehenge. 1. 2021[Parker Pearson et al. puts forward: a 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP25C4SWY/the-original-stonehenge-a-dismantled-stone-circle-in-the) 1. 2022[Darvill puts forward: waun Mawn is a group of small local stone settings with no connection to Stonehenge.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP2D65NDK/mythical-rings-waun-mawn-and-stonehenge-stage-1) 1. 2022[Bevins et al.: the Waun Mawn dolerites come from Cerrigmarchogion, not Carn Goedog, and cannot have supplied Stonehenge's…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP2WT1FSC/identification-of-the-source-of-dolerites-used-at-the-waun)Against: A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at… 1. 2022[Darvill: the features are consistent with several small settings typical of the region, and the circle was never…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP2D65NDK/mythical-rings-waun-mawn-and-stonehenge-stage-1)Against: A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at… 1. 2022[Parker Pearson et al.: four stones, several stone holes on an arc, a central hearth and a hole whose shape resembles Stone 62's base.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP2N039P4/how-waun-mawn-stone-circle-was-designed-and-built-and-when)For: A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at… 1. 2022[Darvill: small stone settings are typical of south-west Wales; the arc is partial.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP2D65NDK/mythical-rings-waun-mawn-and-stonehenge-stage-1)For: Waun Mawn is a group of small local stone settings with no connection to Stonehenge. 1. 2024[John: no control studies outside the arc; nothing links the site to Stonehenge.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP34M3P5D/the-stonehenge-bluestones-did-not-come-from-waun-mawn-in)Against: A 110 m circle was begun at Waun Mawn around 3000 BC, abandoned, and some of its stones re-erected at… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPCX41T8J/was-a-stone-circle-at-waun-mawn-dismantled-and-its-stones%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPCX41T8J/was-a-stone-circle-at-waun-mawn-dismantled-and-its-stones%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPCX41T8J/was-a-stone-circle-at-waun-mawn-dismantled-and-its-stones%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPCX41T8J/was-a-stone-circle-at-waun-mawn-dismantled-and-its-stones%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPCX41T8J/was-a-stone-circle-at-waun-mawn-dismantled-and-its-stones%23add-source) Where it fits Stonehenge **Was a stone circle at Waun Mawn dismantled and its stones taken to Stonehenge?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]