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Croes y Forwyn cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM MG262) under Cadw protection. The monument dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period and served a ritual and funerary function within its community. The cairn comprises a substantial mound of stones constructed as a burial monument, reflecting the religious and ceremonial practices of prehistoric Welsh societies. Such cairns represent important archaeological evidence of early funerary traditions and the cultural significance of ritual landscape use in ancient Wales.
Croes y Forwyn cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG262. View the official record →
Croes y Forwyn cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM MG262) under Cadw protection. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG262.
Croes y Forwyn cairns 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 Forwyn cairns 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 MG262.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Soldiers' Graves Pillow Mounds (3.2 km), Maes Dyfnant Round Cairn (3.8 km), Cae'r-Mynach Round Cairn (5.1 km).
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