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Afon Bedol cairn and standing stone is a prehistoric round cairn located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CN360. The site comprises a burial cairn of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, typical of funerary and ritual monuments constructed across Wales during these periods for the interment of the dead and associated ceremonial practices. The monument includes an associated standing stone, which would have served both practical and symbolic functions within the broader ritual landscape of prehistoric Wales. Such cairns represent important evidence of early settlement patterns, burial customs, and the religious beliefs of prehistoric Welsh communities.
Afon Bedol cairn and standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN360. View the official record →
Afon Bedol cairn and standing stone is a prehistoric round cairn located in Conwy, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CN360. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN360.
Afon Bedol cairn and standing stone dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Afon Bedol cairn and standing stone is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CN360.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capel Curig cairn (4.1 km), Dyffryn Mymbyr cairn circle (4.7 km), Hut Circle Settlement at Nant Bochllwyd (4.7 km).
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