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Central Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr is a prehistoric round cairn located on the high moorland of Ceredigion, Wales. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and served funerary and ritual purposes, representing a significant example of upland burial practice during this period. The cairn comprises a mound of stones and is positioned within the broader archaeological landscape of the Plynlimon massif, an area rich in prehistoric monuments. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it remains an important record of Bronze Age mortuary practices in mid-Wales upland regions.
Central Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD037. View the official record →
Central Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr is a prehistoric round cairn located on the high moorland of Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD037.
Central Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr 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.
Central Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr 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 CD037.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nant yr Helygen Deserted Rural Settlement (6.5 km), Esgair Naint Deserted Rural Settlement (6.9 km), Hen Bont, Pont-Erwyd (7.3 km).
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