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Cefn Sychbant is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference GM560. The cairn stands on bedrock composed of Upper Devonian sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded deposits laid down in the Late Devonian period. This geological foundation reflects the ancient landscape that Bronze Age communities selected for ceremonial burial purposes.
Round cairns of this type, typically constructed during the Bronze Age, served as monumental tombs and territorial markers across the Welsh uplands. Built from stones naturally available from the surrounding terrain, they would have been prominent features in the prehistoric landscape, visible across considerable distances and serving to commemorate significant individuals or family groups.
The monument's survival on the exposed bedrock of this location has allowed it to endure for millennia. Such cairns represent important evidence of Bronze Age funerary practices and social organisation in Wales, and their distribution across the upland zones demonstrates sustained human engagement with these areas during prehistory.
Cefn Sychbant, round cairns to the S of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM560. View the official record →
Cefn Sychbant is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference GM560.
Cefn Sychbant, round cairns to the S of 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 to the S of 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 GM560.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown (6.6 km), Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare (6.6 km), Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cefn Sychbant, round cairns to the S of'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 to the S of stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.