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Cedig Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales. The monument sits on bedrock composed of Ashgill Rocks, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits laid down in the Ashgill geological period. This solid foundation of fine-grained sedimentary stone would have been available locally for stone-robbing or building, though the cairn's own construction materials and original dimensions are not closely documented.
The cairn belongs to the funerary monument tradition of Wales's Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, when communal and individual burials were marked by substantial stone heaps. Such monuments often covered cremated or inhumed remains, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. Cedig Cairn's rounded form is typical of Bronze Age barrows across the region, which were built both as memorials and as territorial markers on the landscape.
The monument is now protected by Cadw, the Welsh government's historic monuments service, under reference MG306. This designation safeguards the cairn from modern disturbance and ensures it remains part of the archaeological record of prehistoric Wales. Though the site's internal structure and any finds it contained have not been systematically excavated in modern times, it stands as a material link to ancient burial practices and settlement patterns.
Cedig Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG306. View the official record →
Cedig Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG306.
Cedig 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.
Cedig 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 MG306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn Gwyn Deserted Rural Settlement (1.8 km), Chambered Cairn above Afon y Dolau Gwynion, NE of Lake Vyrnwy (2.1 km), Afon y Dolau Gwynion kerb cairn (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cedig Cairn'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.
Cedig Cairn stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.