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Bryn Cader-Faner Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The cairn consists of a substantial circular mound of stones, characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in Wales, and commands a prominent position on the landscape. The site reflects the ritual and funerary practices of prehistoric communities, demonstrating the cultural importance placed on commemorating the dead through monumental stone construction. As a designated monument of archaeological significance, it represents an important survival of Bronze Age funerary architecture in the region.
Bryn Cader-Faner Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME061. View the official record →
Bryn Cader-Faner Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME061.
Bryn Cader-Faner 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.
Bryn Cader-Faner 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 ME061.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle near Gerddi Bluog (5.4 km), Hut Circle Settlement at Crawcwellt South (7.9 km), Hut Circle South of Tyddyn-Du (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bryn Cader-Faner 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.
Bryn Cader-Faner Round Cairn stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.