Scheduled MonumentsWalesCarn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn
Prehistoric · Round Cairn

Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn

Wales
Cadw SAM GM402
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Carn Pentyle-Hir and Adjacent Round Cairn is a Prehistoric round cairn monument located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM402. The site comprises a substantial cairn structure of stacked stone characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice, with an adjacent smaller cairn forming a related ceremonial or burial complex. These monuments are typical of the ritual landscape established during the Bronze Age, when such stone-built cairns served as durable markers for burial and ceremonial purposes across the upland regions of Wales. The preservation of both structures provides evidence of prehistoric funerary practices and the distribution of monumental architecture in the Welsh Bronze Age.

Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM402. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn?

Carn Pentyle-Hir and Adjacent Round Cairn is a Prehistoric round cairn monument located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM402. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM402.

What period does Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn date from?

Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn?

Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent 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 GM402.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carn Pentyle-Hir & Adjacent Round Cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Darren Fawr Round Cairns (3.2 km), Rhos-Gwawr cairn cemetery (5.5 km), Remains of Iron Furnace at Cwmaman (6.1 km).

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