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Cairns West of Craig y Dyffryn is a round cairn located in Wales and designated as a prehistoric religious, ritual and funerary monument. The site dates to the prehistoric period and represents the type of burial or ceremonial structure characteristic of early Welsh upland landscapes. As a round cairn, the monument would have functioned as a burial mound or ritual focal point within its Bronze Age or earlier context. The site is recorded under the Cadw scheduling system (SAM MM045) and remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric funerary practices in the Welsh landscape.
Cairns West of Craig y Dyffryn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM045. View the official record →
Cairns West of Craig y Dyffryn is a round cairn located in Wales and designated as a prehistoric religious, ritual and funerary monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM045.
Cairns West of Craig y Dyffryn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cairns West of Craig y Dyffryn 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 MM045.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Croes Carn Einion Roman Site (6.4 km), Ruperra Hillfort and Motte (6.7 km), Ruperra Castle lower summerhouse remains (6.7 km).
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