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Cefn y Cist Cairn is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Denbighshire, North Wales. The monument consists of a cairn of stones erected over a burial or burials, characteristic of funerary and ritual monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it represents an important example of prehistoric burial practice in the Welsh uplands, reflecting the religious and ceremonial beliefs of Bronze Age communities in the region.
Cefn y Cist Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE269. View the official record →
Cefn y Cist Cairn is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Denbighshire, North Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE269.
Cefn y Cist Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cefn y Cist 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 DE269.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Dinas Bran (5.8 km), Pen y Gaer Hillfort (6.1 km), Llangollen Bridge (6.9 km).
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