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Cairn 300m SE of Bryn Cau is a round cairn of prehistoric date located in Meirionnydd, Wales, and is scheduled as an ancient monument under the reference ME255. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones typical of Bronze Age funerary structures in Wales, constructed to serve as a burial monument and ritual centre for the local community. Its placement within the upland landscape of Meirionnydd reflects the widespread distribution of such cairns across Welsh hill country, where they functioned as territorial markers and repositories for the dead during the Bronze Age period.
Cairn 300m SE of Bryn Cau is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME255. View the official record →
Cairn 300m SE of Bryn Cau is a round cairn of prehistoric date located in Meirionnydd, Wales, and is scheduled as an ancient monument under the reference ME255. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME255.
Cairn 300m SE of Bryn Cau 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.
Cairn 300m SE of Bryn Cau 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 ME255.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bancian Duon Hut Circle Settlement and Deserted Rural Settlement (0.3 km), Cairn 200m SE of Foel Ystrodur Fawr (1 km), Llechwedd Erwent Hut Circle Settlement (1 km).
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