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Craig Ty Glas Kerb Cairn is a prehistoric kerb cairn located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MG299. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Caradoc Rocks, undifferentiated strata comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician era. This geology provides the raw material for the cairn's construction, with the local stone naturally suited to the technique of kerbing that defines this monument type.
Kerb cairns represent a distinctive form of Bronze Age burial monument, in which a circular or oval mound of stones is retained by a carefully laid perimeter of larger stones. The upright kerb stones served both practical and symbolic purposes, defining the monument's boundary and lending it formal, deliberate character. Such cairns typically covered cremated or inhumed remains and stood as enduring markers within the prehistoric landscape.
Craig Ty Glas exemplifies the persistence of these monuments in the Welsh uplands, where stone remains abundant and the open terrain has long preserved such ancient structures. Though weathered by millennia, kerb cairns of this kind continue to anchor our understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and territorial use of the landscape.
Craig Ty Glas Kerb Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG299. View the official record →
Craig Ty Glas Kerb Cairn is a prehistoric kerb cairn located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MG299.
Craig Ty Glas Kerb Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a kerb cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Craig Ty Glas Kerb 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 MG299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bwlch Sych round cairn (3.9 km), Siglem Las conjoined round cairns (4.1 km), Carnedd Das Eithin Round Cairn (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Craig Ty Glas Kerb Cairn'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.
Craig Ty Glas Kerb Cairn stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.