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Bronze Age · Ring Cairn

Caer Euni Stone Circles

Meirionnydd, Wales
Cadw SAM ME040
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Ring Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Caer Euni Stone Circles is a Bronze Age ring cairn located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference ME040. The monument sits upon bedrock of Llandovery Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Llandovery period. This geology has shaped both the landscape and the materials available to Bronze Age communities constructing funerary monuments in this region.

Ring cairns represent a distinctive funerary tradition of the Bronze Age, characterised by a circular arrangement of stones enclosing a central burial space. At Caer Euni, this arrangement would have served ceremonial and commemorative purposes for the communities who built it, likely marking the resting place of an individual of some social standing. The monument's preservation testifies to its enduring presence in the Welsh landscape.

The site's protection under Cadw reflects the archaeological importance of Bronze Age burial monuments in understanding settlement patterns and ritual practices across Wales during the second millennium BC. The combination of the stone circle's physical remains with the underlying Llandovery geology provides insights into how Bronze Age people exploited and adapted to their local environment. Such monuments remain crucial to interpreting prehistoric Welsh society.

Caer Euni Stone Circles is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME040. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Caer Euni Stone Circles?

Caer Euni Stone Circles is a Bronze Age ring cairn located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference ME040.

What period does Caer Euni Stone Circles date from?

Caer Euni Stone Circles dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Caer Euni Stone Circles?

Caer Euni Stone Circles 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 ME040.

What other scheduled monuments are near Caer Euni Stone Circles?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffridd Camen Long Hut (8.1 km), Ffridd Camen Hafodydd (8.2 km), Ring Cairn E of Ffridd Camen (8.5 km).

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The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Caer Euni Stone Circles

Caer Euni Stone Circles stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.