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Croes y Bwlchgwyn Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The site consists of a substantial circular cairn constructed from stone, representing a burial tradition characteristic of Bronze Age Wales. Such cairns served both as functional burial structures and as territorial or ritual markers across the Bronze Age landscape. The monument remains archaeologically significant as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and the ritual landscape of prehistoric Wales.
Croes y Bwlchgwyn Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM250. View the official record →
Croes y Bwlchgwyn Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM250.
Croes y Bwlchgwyn 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 Britain.
Croes y Bwlchgwyn 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 GM250.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Cribwr Ironworks (8.3 km), Cefn Cross Standing Stone (8.3 km), Three Pillow Mounds on Cefn Hirgoed (8.4 km).
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