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Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock is a Neolithic or Bronze Age kerb cairn located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork with associated cup-marked rock art, indicating ritual or ceremonial significance typical of prehistoric burial practices in upland Wales. The cup-marks carved into the rock represent an important example of rock art from this period, suggesting the site held particular religious or ancestral importance to the communities that constructed and used it. The cairn's kerbed structure and decorated stones reflect the careful ritual treatment of the burial landscape characteristic of Neolithic and Bronze Age monumental practice in the region.
Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME242. View the official record →
Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock is a Neolithic or Bronze Age kerb cairn located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME242.
Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a kerb cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock 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 ME242.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Allt Lwyd Cairn II (4.9 km), Allt Lwyd Cairn I (5.2 km), Allt Lwyd Bronze Age Ritual Complex (5.3 km).
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