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Cairns on Pen Plynlimon-Arwystli is a round cairn situated on elevated terrain in Ceredigion, Wales, representing a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument. The site dates to the Bronze Age, a period when such stone-built cairns served as communal or individual burial structures and functioned within broader ritual landscapes. The monument comprises accumulated stones forming a mounded structure characteristic of cairn construction practices in prehistoric Britain. Its location on high ground reflects the positioning of many contemporary burial monuments, which often occupied prominent topographical positions within the settlement and spiritual geography of Bronze Age communities.
Cairns on Pen Plynlimon-Arwystli is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD035. View the official record →
Cairns on Pen Plynlimon-Arwystli is a round cairn situated on elevated terrain in Ceredigion, Wales, representing a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD035.
Cairns on Pen Plynlimon-Arwystli 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.
Cairns on Pen Plynlimon-Arwystli 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 CD035.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cae Gaer (6 km), Llys Arthur, Dyffryn-Castell (6 km), Y Garnedd, Hirnant (7.2 km).
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