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Cairn Circle 400m SW of Lle'r Neuaddau is a prehistoric cairn circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD042. The monument sits upon bedrock of Ashgill formation—mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down in the Ashgill period—which provides the natural stone resources evident in the circle's construction. This geology has shaped both the monument's appearance and its relationship to the surrounding landscape.
Cairn circles of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served ceremonial or burial functions within prehistoric communities. The stone materials available from the local Ashgill rocks would have been readily worked and quarried for the monument's construction, making this site a practical choice for its builders.
The circle remains one of the archaeological record's most significant prehistoric features in its locality. As a scheduled monument under Cadw's protection, it continues to be monitored and preserved, maintaining its importance for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in Wales.
Cairn Circle 400m SW of Lle'r Neuaddau is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD042. View the official record →
Cairn Circle 400m SW of Lle'r Neuaddau is a prehistoric cairn circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD042.
Cairn Circle 400m SW of Lle'r Neuaddau dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cairn Circle 400m SW of Lle'r Neuaddau 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 CD042.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esgair Naint Deserted Rural Settlement (5 km), Bryn Rhosau Round Barrows (5.2 km), Cairn Circle 200m NNW of Dolgamfa (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cairn Circle 400m SW of Lle'r Neuaddau'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.
Cairn Circle 400m SW of Lle'r Neuaddau stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.