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Blaen y Cwm Ring Cairn is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG279. The site consists of a ring cairn, a distinctive monument type comprising a circular or sub-circular arrangement of stones with an open or deliberately delineated central space, characteristic of ritual and burial practices in prehistoric Wales. Ring cairns of this period typically served ceremonial and funerary functions within their communities, often associated with the deposition of human remains and ritual activity. The monument represents an important example of prehistoric burial tradition in the Welsh landscape and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age funerary practices in the region.
Blaen y Cwm Ring Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG279. View the official record →
Blaen y Cwm Ring Cairn is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG279. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG279.
Blaen y Cwm Ring Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Blaen y Cwm Ring 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 MG279.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn y Gadair round cairn (5 km), Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn I (7 km), Caersws Roman road (7.4 km).
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