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Blaen Clydach Fach round cairn is a prehistoric burial monument situated in Wales. It belongs to the class of round cairns, earthen and stone mounds raised over the dead during the Bronze Age, typically between 2000 and 1000 BC. The cairn sits upon Lower Devonian bedrock comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations laid down in the Early Devonian period, which influences the local landscape and the stone available to the monument's builders.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the historic monuments service of Wales, under the reference BR348. This designation ensures its preservation and restricts activities that might damage its archaeological integrity. Round cairns of this type were constructed to mark burial sites and served as enduring territorial markers within the Bronze Age landscape.
The monument's survival to the present day, despite millennia of weathering and land use changes, testifies to the durability of its construction. Study of such sites contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices, settlement patterns and the relationship between communities and their local geology in prehistoric Wales.
Blaen Clydach Fach round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR348. View the official record →
Blaen Clydach Fach round cairn is a prehistoric burial monument situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR348.
Blaen Clydach Fach 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.
Blaen Clydach Fach 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 BR348.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric Standing Stone (6.5 km), Nant Tarw Stone Circles (7.2 km), Garn Las ring cairn (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Blaen Clydach Fach round cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Blaen Clydach Fach round cairn stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.