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Crug 460m WSW of Brynamlwg is a prehistoric ring cairn situated in the parish of Pencader, Ceredigion, Wales. The monument stands on bedrock formed from Ashgill rocks, a sequence of mudstones, siltstones and sandstones laid down in the late Ordovician period. This solid geological foundation provided the raw material for its construction and sits within a landscape typical of upland mid-Wales.
Ring cairns are Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monuments, characterised by a circular bank of stones surrounding an open central area. Such structures were commonly built on high ground where visibility would have been good, making them prominent landmarks in the prehistoric landscape. The Ashgill bedrock exposed across this moorland would have yielded suitable stone for cairn building, and the location reflects a deliberate choice of site in what remains an exposed, windswept terrain.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage agency, under reference number CM036. This designation recognises its archaeological and historical significance as a record of Bronze Age funerary or ritual practice in Wales. Ring cairns, though often less conspicuous than their bowl-cairn counterparts, remain important evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and ceremonial activity in upland communities.
Crug 460m WSW of Brynamlwg, Pencader is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM036. View the official record →
Crug 460m WSW of Brynamlwg is a prehistoric ring cairn situated in the parish of Pencader, Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM036.
Crug 460m WSW of Brynamlwg, Pencader dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Crug 460m WSW of Brynamlwg, Pencader 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 CM036.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gilfach-Fach Round Barrow (3.9 km), Crugiau Fach Round Barrows (4.4 km), Crug Gwyn Round Barrow (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Crug 460m WSW of Brynamlwg, Pencader's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Crug 460m WSW of Brynamlwg, Pencader stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.