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Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns is a prehistoric cairnfield located in Wales, comprising a cluster of burial mounds dating to the Bronze Age. The site consists of multiple round cairns constructed from stone, representing a significant funerary and ritual landscape that reflects Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the region. The cairns were built to contain and commemorate the dead, and their clustering suggests the site held religious and ceremonial importance for the communities who constructed and used them over an extended period. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation GM272, recognising its archaeological and historical value as evidence of prehistoric religious and funerary activity in Wales.
Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM272. View the official record →
Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns is a prehistoric cairnfield located in Wales, comprising a cluster of burial mounds dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM272.
Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairnfield. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cefn Merthyr Round Cairns 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 GM272.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric Rock Art on Mynydd Eglwysilan Common (8.3 km), Carneddi Llwydion (8.4 km), Cairnfield on Mynydd Eglwysilan (8.4 km).
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