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Coed-y-Cwm Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM116. The site comprises a chambered tomb of the type characteristic of Neolithic burial practices in Wales, dating to the period roughly between 3500 and 2500 BCE. As a chambered cairn, the monument would have functioned as a communal burial place and ritual centre for Neolithic communities, reflecting the funerary and religious practices of its era. The monument's survival demonstrates the importance of such structures in the archaeological record of prehistoric Wales, providing evidence of early settled societies and their monumental architecture.
Coed-y-Cwm Chambered Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM116. View the official record →
Coed-y-Cwm Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM116. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM116.
Coed-y-Cwm Chambered Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Coed-y-Cwm Chambered 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 GM116.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barry Castle (6.9 km), Site of Medieval Mill & Mill Leat Cliffwood (6.9 km), Westward Corner Round Barrow (7 km).
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