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Crug yr Afan Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM GM233. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of burial practice common to that period across Wales and Britain more broadly. As a round cairn, it would have functioned as a burial marker and ritual focal point for the communities that constructed it, likely containing inhumations or cremations within its stone structure. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork, testament to the enduring importance of commemorating the dead in prehistoric Welsh society.
Crug yr Afan Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM233. View the official record →
Crug yr Afan Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM GM233. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM233.
Crug yr Afan 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.
Crug yr Afan 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 GM233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn y Hyrddod & Neighbouring Cairn (2 km), Mynydd Ton Cairns (3.1 km), Mynydd Caerau Round Cairns (3.2 km).
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