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Carn-y-Defaid Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference MM209. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and served ritual, religious and funerary functions characteristic of cairn burials from this period. The site comprises stone cairn structures typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in Wales, where such monuments were constructed as burial markers and ceremonial centres for communities. These round cairns represent an important class of prehistoric monumental architecture that dominated the Welsh landscape during the Bronze Age and provide evidence of the ritual and burial practices of early metalworking societies.
Carn-y-Defaid Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM209. View the official record →
Carn-y-Defaid Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference MM209. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM209.
Carn-y-Defaid 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-y-Defaid 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 MM209.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blaenafon Ironworks (2.2 km), Capel Newydd, Blaenavon (site of) (2.3 km), Aaron Brute's Level and Iron Bridge (2.5 km).
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