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Craig y Ganllwyd Cairn and Cist is a prehistoric platform cairn located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference SAM ME221. The monument consists of a substantial stone cairn with an associated stone cist, structures which served funerary and ritual functions during the prehistoric period. The site's platform cairn form suggests construction and use spanning potentially the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, when such monuments were erected as burial places and focal points for ceremonial activity. The cairn and cist together represent the archaeological evidence of mortuary practice and territorial significance in prehistoric upland Wales.
Craig y Ganllwyd Cairn and Cist is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME221. View the official record →
Craig y Ganllwyd Cairn and Cist is a prehistoric platform cairn located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference SAM ME221. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME221.
Craig y Ganllwyd Cairn and Cist dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a platform cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Craig y Ganllwyd Cairn and Cist 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 ME221.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Coch Cairn and Cist (3.5 km), Foel Faner Defended Enclosure (5.3 km), Moel Offrwm Camp (5.5 km).
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