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Cefn Llwyd Round Barrow and Standing Stone is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MG266. The site comprises a round barrow of Bronze Age date accompanied by an associated standing stone, both elements characteristic of burial practices and ritual activity during the Bronze Age period. The barrow itself represents a formal interment tradition typical of early to middle Bronze Age communities in Wales, whilst the standing stone may have served as a ritual or boundary marker within the sacred landscape surrounding the burial. Together, these monuments reflect the religious and funerary beliefs of prehistoric Welsh societies, with the site representing an important example of Bronze Age burial architecture and ritual deposition in the Welsh landscape.
Cefn Llwyd Round Barrow and standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG266. View the official record →
Cefn Llwyd Round Barrow and Standing Stone is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MG266. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG266.
Cefn Llwyd Round Barrow and standing stone dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cefn Llwyd Round Barrow and standing stone 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 MG266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Fach Bugeilyn (2.8 km), Carn Biga, Pumlumon Fawr/Plynlimon (2.8 km), Cwmbiga long cairn (3.5 km).
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