Scheduled MonumentsWalesCarn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery
Prehistoric · Cairn Cemetery

Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery

Ceredigion, Wales
Cadw SAM CD186
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Cairn Cemetery
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, comprising a substantial round cairn and associated burial features. The site represents an important example of prehistoric ritual and funerary practice in Wales, with evidence of use across an extended period of human settlement in the region. The cairn retains its characteristic mounded form, constructed from stone, which would have served as a prominent landscape marker and focal point for burial rites and commemorative activity. As a scheduled ancient monument under the care of Cadw, the site remains significant for understanding the development of funerary customs and social organisation among early farming communities in medieval and prehistoric Wales.

Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD186. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery?

Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, comprising a substantial round cairn and associated burial features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD186.

What period does Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery date from?

Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn cemetery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery?

Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery 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 CD186.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nantymaen Standing Stone (4.4 km), Cefncerrig Round Cairn (4.8 km), Stone Circle and Associated Structures on Bryn y Gorlan (7.6 km).

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