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Bryn-y-Crofftau Ring Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, and is scheduled as an ancient monument under the designation Cadw SAM CD189. The structure comprises a ring cairn, a form of ritual and funerary site characteristic of the Bronze Age, built from stones arranged in a circular or oval configuration. Ring cairns of this type typically served ceremonial and burial functions within prehistoric communities, though the specific dates of construction and use at this site reflect the broader Bronze Age tradition of monument building in Wales. The monument remains significant as evidence of prehistoric religious practice and funerary custom in the Ceredigion landscape.
Bryn-y-Crofftau Ring Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD189. View the official record →
Bryn-y-Crofftau Ring Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, and is scheduled as an ancient monument under the designation Cadw SAM CD189. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD189.
Bryn-y-Crofftau 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.
Bryn-y-Crofftau 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 CD189.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Rhyfel (3.7 km), Fagwyr Las Deserted Rural Settlement (3.8 km), Bryn Cosyn Cairn Cemetery (4.1 km).
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