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Carn Saith-Wraig Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD255. The monument consists of a burial structure built from stone, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practices across Britain. The cairn's construction would have utilised locally available stone suitable for stacking into a mound, covering an inhumation or cremation burial and marking a significant location in the landscape.
The site lies on bedrock formed from Llandovery Rocks, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have weathered to produce suitable stone for cairn construction. The underlying geology has shaped both the physical character of the monument and its visibility within the surrounding terrain. This geological context was crucial to the cairn builder's choice of location and material selection.
As a round cairn, the monument belongs to a widespread burial tradition spanning the Bronze Age, when such structures served as markers of high-status individuals or family groups. The site's protection under Cadw reflects its importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement, land use and burial practices in Wales. The cairn contributes to understanding how Bronze Age communities organised their landscapes and commemorated their dead across the Welsh uplands.
Carn Saith-Wraig Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD255. View the official record →
Carn Saith-Wraig Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD255.
Carn Saith-Wraig 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 Saith-Wraig 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 CD255.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Wen round cairn (8.1 km), Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn (8.6 km), Maen Bach Standing Stone (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Carn Saith-Wraig Round Cairns'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 Saith-Wraig Round Cairns stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.