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Cefn Cul ring cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument situated in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR335. Ring cairns of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age and typically served as cremation burial sites, their circular stone structures marking places of ritual significance within the landscape. The monument comprises a ring of stones arranged around a central area, a form characteristic of funerary practices across prehistoric Britain and Ireland.
The cairn is constructed upon bedrock composed of Lower Devonian rocks—interbedded sandstone and conglomerate laid down during the Early Devonian period. This geology has shaped the local landscape and provided the stone material available to Bronze Age communities for constructing such monuments. The underlying geology, combined with the surrounding terrain, would have influenced both the choice of location and the practical construction of the cairn.
Ring cairns remain important archaeological witnesses to prehistoric burial customs and land use in Wales. Though many such monuments have been subject to later disturbance or stone robbing, Cefn Cul survives as evidence of Bronze Age funerary tradition and the enduring significance of certain locations in the Welsh landscape. Its protection reflects the archaeological value of these structures in understanding prehistoric communities and their relationship with the land.
Cefn Cul ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR335. View the official record →
Cefn Cul ring cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument situated in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR335.
Cefn Cul ring cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cefn Cul ring 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 BR335.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cribarth Limestone Quarries and Tramroads (5.1 km), Pillow Mounds at Pant Mawr (6.3 km), Round Cairn NW of Blaen-Nedd Isaf (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cefn Cul ring 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 Cul ring cairn stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.