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Cefn Maen Amor cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN354. Built upon bedrock of Caradoc Rocks—mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Caradocian period—the monument sits within a landscape of sedimentary geology characteristic of the Welsh uplands. As a round cairn, it represents a funerary or ceremonial monument type typical of the Bronze Age and earlier periods, constructed from stone gathered from the surrounding terrain and heaped over burials or ritual deposits. The undifferentiated composition of the local bedrock would have provided abundant stone material suitable for cairn construction, making this location practical for such a monument. The cairn's preservation under statutory protection reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in Wales.
Cefn Maen Amor cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN354. View the official record →
Cefn Maen Amor cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN354.
Cefn Maen Amor 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 Maen Amor 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 CN354.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Gaer Camp (4.5 km), Afon Dulyn ring cairn (6.2 km), Hafod y Garreg Deserted Rural Settlement (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cefn Maen Amor 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 Maen Amor cairn stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.