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Carn Wen Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CD258. The cairn comprises a circular mound of stones constructed during the Bronze Age, representing the substantial investment in mortuary practice characteristic of this period. Such round cairns served as burial monuments and ritual centres for Bronze Age communities, likely covering primary and secondary interments over an extended period of use. The site reflects broader patterns of Bronze Age funerary architecture found across Wales and the wider British landscape, where monumental stone cairns functioned as enduring markers of social status and communal memory.
Carn Wen Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD258. View the official record →
Carn Wen Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CD258. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD258.
Carn Wen 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 Wen 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 CD258.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmsymlog Lead Mine (9 km), Standing Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren (9.1 km), Blaen Cwmsymlog Lead and Silver Mine (9.1 km).
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