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Bryn yr Aran Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG304. The site comprises a ring cairn with an associated ritual platform, representing a form of monumental construction employed during the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age for ceremonial and burial purposes. Ring cairns of this type typically feature a circular arrangement of stones with a central space, and often served as focal points for communal ritual activity and the interment of the dead. The monument reflects the religious and social practices of prehistoric Welsh communities, with its physical layout and construction indicating the deliberate organisation of sacred space for funerary and ceremonial functions.
Bryn yr Aran Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG304. View the official record →
Bryn yr Aran Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG304. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG304.
Bryn yr Aran Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bryn yr Aran Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform 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 MG304.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn I (1.5 km), Bryn y Gadair round cairn (3.5 km), Dolgwden Enclosure (7 km).
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