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Blaen y Cwm Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference MG293. The cairn sits upon bedrock of Llandovery age, where mudstone, siltstone and sandstone form the underlying geology characteristic of the Llandovery formation. This stable stone base would have provided a firm foundation for the monument's construction.
Round cairns of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, though some may have earlier origins. They served as burial monuments, with stone heaps constructed over inhumed or cremated remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The form and construction methods varied according to local stone availability and cultural practice across different regions of prehistoric Wales.
The Llandovery geology at Blaen y Cwm would have influenced both the character of the landscape and the building materials available to the monument's constructors. The weathered Palaeozoic bedrock of this period, exposed or near-surface, provided stone suitable for cairn construction. The site's preservation under Cadw protection ensures this Bronze Age burial monument remains available for archaeological study and public understanding of prehistoric Welsh funerary practice.
Blaen y Cwm Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG293. View the official record →
Blaen y Cwm Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference MG293.
Blaen y Cwm Round Cairns 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 y Cwm Round Cairns 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 MG293.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn I (1.7 km), Bryn y Gadair round cairn (4.5 km), Y Ffridd Round Barrow (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Blaen y Cwm Round Cairns'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 y Cwm Round Cairns stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.