Set in the grounds of Singleton Park, near its Sketty entrance, can be found an interesting Stone Circle. The circle, however, is not a prehistoric monument but a Gorsedd Stone Circle. It was erected here on July 2nd 1925 for the National Eisteddfod of Wales' Proclamation Ceremony. The circle was later enlarged for the Eisteddfod's revisit to Swansea in 1964 to allow more people to participate in the ceremony.
The Gorsedd is the organising body of The National Eisteddfod of Wales - a druid-influenced celebration of Welsh culture and art. When the Eisteddfod visits a locale, it is traditional for a stone circle to be built if there is not one already in existence on the site. Gorsedd Stone Circles are important icons of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Not only do they stand as monuments to previous visits of the Eisteddfod, but they are also important features used for ceremonies by the organisation. It is within these circles that future Eisteddfod's are announced (traditionally a year and one day prior to the opening of the event). These Proclamation Ceremonies are lead by the Archdruid of the Gorsedd of Bards. It can often be disappointing when it is discovered that a well-loved stone circle is not as ancient a monument as it may at first appear. Yet the reverence in which such later formations were built and their importance to the ceremonies that were held within them should always be remembered.