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Carn Biga is a prehistoric round cairn located on Pumlumon Fawr in Ceredigion, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument consists of a circular heap of stones marking a burial or ritual site, representing the funerary practices characteristic of upland Bronze Age communities in mid-Wales. Its position on the high moorland of Pumlumon reflects the broader pattern of prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in the Cambrian Mountains, where such cairns served as enduring markers of ancestral or ceremonial significance. The site is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw classification system, recognizing its importance to the archaeological record of prehistoric Wales.
Carn Biga, Pumlumon Fawr/Plynlimon is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG110. View the official record →
Carn Biga is a prehistoric round cairn located on Pumlumon Fawr in Ceredigion, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG110.
Carn Biga, Pumlumon Fawr/Plynlimon 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.
Carn Biga, Pumlumon Fawr/Plynlimon 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 MG110.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairns on Pen Plynlimon-Arwystli (2.6 km), Nant yr Eira Prehistoric Copper Mines & 19th Century Lead Mine (2.6 km), Cairn on Pen Lluest-y-Carn (4.4 km).
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