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Carn Fawr Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales. The site comprises round cairns constructed during the Bronze Age period, reflecting the ritual and burial practices characteristic of prehistoric Welsh communities. Such monuments typically served as collective or individual burial places and were often associated with ceremonial activities relating to the dead. The cairns at Carn Fawr represent an important element of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of Ceredigion, contributing to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and religious practices in the region.
Carn Fawr Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD246. View the official record →
Carn Fawr Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD246.
Carn Fawr Round Cairns 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 Fawr Round Cairns 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 CD246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nant yr Eira Prehistoric Copper Mines & 19th Century Lead Mine (3.4 km), Cairn on Pen Lluest-y-Carn (4.3 km), North Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr (4.5 km).
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