# Darvill 2022: Mythical rings? Waun Mawn and Stonehenge Stage 1

> Timothy Darvill, 2022. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The main published objection to Waun Mawn.

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# Mythical rings? Waun Mawn and Stonehenge Stage 1

Timothy Darvill, 2022. _Antiquity_.

Argues Waun Mawn is a series of small stone settings typical of south-west Wales, not a great circle, and that the Aubrey Holes held posts, not bluestones.

**Stonehenge** Articledoi: **[10.15184/aqy.2022.82](https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2022.82)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The main published objection to Waun Mawn.

## The document 15 pages

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## Cited by on this site 6 records

[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)

Answer

ANS

[Small stone settings are typical of south-west Wales; the arc is partial.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPHSC54TG/small-stone-settings-are-typical-of-south-west-wales-the-arc)

Evidence

EVD

[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)

Evidence

EVD

[Timothy Darvill](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/people/FIG0CRWP9046RQ6/timothy-darvill)

FIG

[Stonehenge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge)

The mystery article

MYS

[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)

Question

QST

## Cite it

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Darvill, T. (2022). Mythical rings? Waun Mawn and Stonehenge Stage 1. Antiquity. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2022.82
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