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Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR137. Round cairns of this type are burial monuments built during the Bronze Age, typically constructed from stones gathered from the surrounding landscape and heaped into a mound. They commonly covered cremated or inhumed human remains, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. The monuments served as focal points for ritual activity and territorial markers within prehistoric communities.
The cairn sits upon bedrock of Upper Devonian age, comprising sandstone and conglomerate strata that were interbedded during the Late Devonian period. This underlying geology would have influenced the character of stone available for the cairn's construction and the workability of the ground. The local stone sources, combined with the monument's location on elevated terrain, would have made it a prominent landmark visible across the surrounding landscape.
Though specific excavation records and finds from Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns are not documented in the available sources, the monument remains an important witness to Bronze Age burial practice and land use in Wales. Its preservation under Cadw protection ensures that this ancient monument continues to inform our understanding of prehistoric communities and their relationship with the Welsh landscape.
Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR137. View the official record →
Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR137.
Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns 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 Sychbant 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 BR137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarren y Bwlch round cairn (7.6 km), Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) (7.6 km), Craig y Bwlch round cairn (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns'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 Sychbant Round Cairns stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.