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Carn Cornel Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM GM275. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents the type of ritual burial structure commonly constructed during this period across Britain and Ireland. The monument comprises a mound of stones, characteristic of round cairns built to commemorate and contain Bronze Age burials, though like many such sites its original dimensions and construction details have been altered by time and past disturbance. Such cairns served both as visible markers in the landscape and as focal points for ritual practices associated with the dead, reflecting the spiritual and social importance placed on monumental burial by Bronze Age communities.
Carn Cornel Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM275. View the official record →
Carn Cornel Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM GM275. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM275.
Carn Cornel Round Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Carn Cornel Round Cairn 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 GM275.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp 280m S of Melin Court Brook (6.6 km), Pen-Rhiw-Angharad Round Cairns (7.4 km), Blaen-Cwmbach Camp (7.7 km).
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