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Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales. The monument comprises a circular arrangement of stones marking a burial mound, a common funerary structure erected during the Bronze Age across Britain and Ireland. Such cairns typically covered inhumed or cremated remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the period.
The barrow lies upon bedrock of Arenig Rocks, composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Arenigian period of the Lower Ordovician. This geology would have shaped the availability of stone for the cairn's construction and influenced the local landscape visible from the monument. The upland setting is typical of Bronze Age burial sites in Wales, often located on elevated ground commanding views of surrounding terrain.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference CM050. This statutory protection recognises its significance as evidence of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns in Wales. The cairn survives as a tangible record of Bronze Age funerary tradition and the people who constructed and used this burial place.
Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM050. View the official record →
Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM050.
Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr 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 CM050.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inscribed Stone in outer face of wall of St Michael's Church (now in Llandissilio Church) (5.8 km), Castell Gwyn (6.4 km), Crugiau Round Barrows (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr'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 585m NE of Meini Gwyr stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.