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Craig Ystradmeurig Round Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD214. Round cairns of this type are burial monuments built during the Bronze Age, typically constructed from stone gathered from the surrounding landscape to form a prominent mound. The monument sits upon bedrock of Llandovery age, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, which would have provided readily available stone for its construction. These Ordovician deposits are characteristic of upland Welsh terrain and often yield suitable material for cairn building.
The circular form and construction method suggest this cairn served as a burial monument for an individual or small group, a common practice among Bronze Age communities in Wales. The use of locally sourced stone from the Llandovery rocks would have been practical and economical for the monument's builders.
As a protected Cadw monument, Craig Ystradmeurig Round Cairn remains an important record of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns in Wales. The site contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age communities and their relationship with the Welsh landscape, where such cairns are distributed across upland regions where stone was abundant and visible from considerable distances.
Craig Ystradmeurig Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD214. View the official record →
Craig Ystradmeurig Round Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD214.
Craig Ystradmeurig Round Cairn 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.
Craig Ystradmeurig Round 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 CD214.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryngwyn Bach Round Cairn Cemetery (6.2 km), Bryn-y-Crofftau Ring Cairn (6.4 km), Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Craig Ystradmeurig Round 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 Ystradmeurig Round Cairn stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.