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Cadair Berwyn is a prehistoric round cairn located on the north ridge of Berwyn in Wales. The monument sits upon bedrock composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of the Caradocian period, part of the Caradoc Rocks formation. This geology is typical of the Berwyn uplands, which rise to over 800 metres and form one of Wales' most prominent moorland plateaux.
Round cairns of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, typically containing cremated remains within stone-built chambers. The elevated moorland location of Cadair Berwyn would have made it a prominent marker visible across the surrounding landscape, serving both as a burial place and a territorial indicator for the prehistoric communities inhabiting this region.
The monument is protected and managed by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference DE297. This designation reflects its archaeological importance as a surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the upland zone of mid-Wales, where such cairns remain relatively common features of the Bronze Age cultural landscape.
Cadair Berwyn, round cairn on N ridge of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE297. View the official record →
Cadair Berwyn is a prehistoric round cairn located on the north ridge of Berwyn in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE297.
Cadair Berwyn, round cairn on N ridge of 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.
Cadair Berwyn, round cairn on N ridge of 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 DE297.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glan Hafon Ring Cairn (6 km), Nant y Gangen Ddu Round Cairns (6.9 km), Craig Rhiwarth Ancient Village (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cadair Berwyn, round cairn on N ridge of'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.
Cadair Berwyn, round cairn on N ridge of stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.