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Carn Dol-Gau is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD065. The monument consists of a mound of stones constructed over bedrock composed of Llandovery rocks—undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Llandovery period. This solid geological foundation would have provided a stable base for cairn builders working in the prehistoric period.
Round cairns of this type typically served as burial monuments, with stones gathered from the surrounding landscape and heaped over a central burial or burials. The construction method was labour-intensive, requiring communities to collect and position substantial quantities of stone, suggesting the monument held considerable ceremonial or commemorative significance for its builders.
The site's protection as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its importance to understanding prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in Wales. The cairn remains a tangible record of prehistoric communities and their engagement with the Welsh landscape, preserving evidence of ritual practices that shaped the cultural memory of those societies.
Carn Dol-Gau is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD065. View the official record →
Carn Dol-Gau is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD065.
Carn Dol-Gau 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 Dol-Gau 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 CD065.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Circle 200m NNW of Dolgamfa (5 km), Bwlch-y-Crwys Round Barrow (5.1 km), Pen-y-Felin Wynt Hillfort (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Carn Dol-Gau'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 Dol-Gau stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.