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Carn y Groes cairn is a round cairn located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period and serving a funerary and ritual function. The monument consists of a circular accumulation of stones characteristic of Bronze Age burial cairns found throughout upland Wales. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw designation RD208, it represents an important example of prehistoric funerary practice in the region, reflecting the ritual and commemorative activities of Bronze Age communities in the Radnorshire landscape.
Carn y Groes cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD208. View the official record →
Carn y Groes cairn is a round cairn located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period and serving a funerary and ritual function. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD208.
Carn y Groes cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Carn y Groes 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 RD208.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craig y Lluest cairn cemetery (3.1 km), Carn Nant-y-ffald cairn (3.2 km), Carn Wen cairn (3.4 km).
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