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Carn Caws is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR356. The monument sits upon bedrock of Dinantian limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks, formed during the Mississippian geological period. This geological setting would have provided suitable stone for construction, with limestone outcrops and weathered material readily available on the surrounding landscape.
Round cairns of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments, constructed by piling stones over cremated or inhumed remains. The visible form of Carn Caws represents the accumulated building practices of prehistoric communities across generations, with the mound preserving evidence of ritual and commemorative activity.
The monument's position in the Welsh landscape reflects the settlement patterns of Bronze Age populations, who often placed cairns on commanding positions or near significant water sources and grazing lands. The limestone geology of the area would have influenced both the availability of building materials and the character of the local environment in which these ancient communities lived and died.
Carn Caws, round cairn to N of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR356. View the official record →
Carn Caws is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR356.
Carn Caws, round cairn to N of 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 Caws, round cairn to N of 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 BR356.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trefil Tramroad (4.7 km), Twyn Bryn March round cairn (4.8 km), Twyn Ceilog Round Cairn (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Carn Caws, round cairn to N of'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.
Carn Caws, round cairn to N of stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.