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Carnedd y Ci Barrow is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales. The monument stands upon bedrock of Ordovician felsic tuff, extrusive volcanic rock formed over 440 million years ago during the Ordovician period. This ancient geological foundation underlies the later construction of the cairn, which would have been built from locally gathered stone during the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period.
The barrow is a characteristic example of the round cairn tradition in Wales, where communities marked the landscape with substantial stone monuments to commemorate their dead. Its circular form and mounded profile would have been prominent features across the surrounding terrain, serving both as burial repositories and as territorial markers within the prehistoric landscape.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the historic monuments service of Wales, under reference DE260. This designation recognises Carnedd y Ci Barrow as a site of archaeological importance, preserving evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in the region. The monument's survival allows insight into the monumental traditions and land use of Wales' prehistoric communities.
Carnedd y Ci Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE260. View the official record →
Carnedd y Ci Barrow is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE260.
Carnedd y Ci Barrow 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.
Carnedd y Ci Barrow 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 DE260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Rhiwiau Stone Circle (3.4 km), Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn (3.7 km), Afon Disgynfa Cairn (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Carnedd y Ci Barrow'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.
Carnedd y Ci Barrow stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.