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Bedd-y-Brenin Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference ME102. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents the type of burial structure commonly constructed during this period across Wales and Britain. As a round cairn, it would have served as a ceremonial and funerary focus for a local community, with burials and associated ritual deposits placed within or beneath the stone mound. The monument survives as a landscape feature of archaeological importance for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the upland regions of medieval Wales.
Bedd-y-Brenin Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME102. View the official record →
Bedd-y-Brenin Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference ME102. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME102.
Bedd-y-Brenin Round Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bedd-y-Brenin Round Cairn 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 ME102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Allt Lwyd Bronze Age Ritual Complex (4.3 km), Craig yr Aderyn Hillfort (4.7 km), Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline (6.8 km).
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