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Cefn Caer Euni Round Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference ME227. The monument sits on bedrock formed from Llandovery rocks of undifferentiated composition, a geological sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that provides the underlying foundation for the site.
Round cairns of this type are characteristic burial monuments of the Bronze Age, typically constructed from heaped stone to cover cremated remains or inhumations. The Llandovery bedrock geology of this region would have provided readily available stone for cairn construction, though the building materials themselves would likely have been gathered from surface deposits and scree across the surrounding landscape.
The monument's survival to the present day reflects the enduring nature of stone construction in this upland Welsh setting. Such cairns often formed focal points within prehistoric territories and continue to provide archaeologists with evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and landscape use across Wales.
Cefn Caer Euni Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME227. View the official record →
Cefn Caer Euni Round Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference ME227.
Cefn Caer Euni 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.
Cefn Caer Euni 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 ME227.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffridd Camen Long Hut (8.1 km), Ffridd Camen Hafodydd (8.1 km), Ring Cairn E of Ffridd Camen (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cefn Caer Euni Round 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.
Cefn Caer Euni Round Cairn stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.