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Carn Fadog is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales on bedrock of Dinantian limestone, sandstone and argillaceous rocks formed during the Mississippian period. The monument consists of a mound of stones constructed in antiquity, likely dating to the Bronze Age, when such burial cairns were commonly raised across the British uplands. The underlying Carboniferous limestone would have provided substantial stone resources for its construction, whilst the elevated terrain afforded visibility across the landscape typical of burial monuments of this period.
The cairn's location on Dinantian bedrock is characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns in Wales, where communities utilised high ground and areas of stone-rich geology for ceremonial and funerary purposes. The subordinate sandstone and clay deposits within the bedrock sequence would have created varied soil conditions across the local terrain, influencing both past land use and the preservation of archaeological evidence.
Carn Fadog is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, recorded under reference CM356. This designation ensures the preservation of the cairn's archaeological integrity and its continued value as evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and landscape use in Wales.
Carn Fadog round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM356. View the official record →
Carn Fadog is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales on bedrock of Dinantian limestone, sandstone and argillaceous rocks formed during the Mississippian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM356.
Carn Fadog 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 the UK.
Carn Fadog 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 CM356.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llwyncwmstabl round cairn (2.3 km), Lorfa stone circle (2.8 km), Dorwen standing stone (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Carn Fadog round cairn'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 Fadog round cairn stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.