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Cairn 270m N of Pont Ffosyrhebog is a round cairn of Prehistoric date located in Glamorgan, Wales, and is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM313. The monument consists of a rubble mound constructed from stones gathered in the local landscape, characteristic of funerary and ritual monuments of the Bronze Age or earlier Neolithic periods. Such cairns served as burial structures and places of ceremonial significance within prehistoric communities, and their preservation provides archaeological evidence for understanding burial practices and religious observance in ancient Wales. The site's survival reflects its enduring importance to the landscape and local archaeological record of the region.
Cairn 270m N of Pont Ffosyrhebog is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM313. View the official record →
Cairn 270m N of Pont Ffosyrhebog is a round cairn of Prehistoric date located in Glamorgan, Wales, and is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM313. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM313.
Cairn 270m N of Pont Ffosyrhebog dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cairn 270m N of Pont Ffosyrhebog 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 GM313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coed Cae Round Cairns (3.6 km), Capel Gwladys (3.7 km), Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns (4 km).
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