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Craig y Ganllwyd Cairn and Cist is a prehistoric platform cairn located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument consists of a substantial cairn of stones with an associated cist burial chamber, reflecting the ritual and funerary practices of early metalworking communities in the region. Its construction and placement on the hillside demonstrate the considerable labour investment that Bronze Age societies devoted to commemorating and interring their dead. The site forms part of the broader pattern of funerary monuments distributed across upland Wales during the second millennium BCE.
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, dating to the Bronze Age. 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 Britain.
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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