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Domen Glw Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under the reference MG267. The monument sits upon Llandovery Rocks, a bedrock of sandstone and conglomerate deposits laid down during the Llandovery period of the Palaeozoic era. These interbedded strata form the geological foundation across this part of Wales and would have provided suitable stone for the cairn's construction.
Round cairns of this type were typically erected during the Bronze Age and functioned as burial monuments, often marking the resting places of individuals or small groups. The stone used in building such structures would have been readily available from the local landscape, either gathered from surface deposits or quarried from the underlying rock formations. The cairn's survival to the present day testifies to the durability of its construction.
The monument remains an important record of prehistoric funerary practice in Wales. Its positioning within the wider landscape and its relationship to other contemporary sites contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity in the region. The cairn's preservation allows future investigation and study of this significant period of Welsh prehistory.
Domen Glw Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG267. View the official record →
Domen Glw Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under the reference MG267.
Domen Glw 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.
Domen Glw 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 MG267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn y Groes cairn (5.9 km), Carn Bwlch y Cloddiau, Esgair Wen (6.1 km), Cistfaen cairns (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Domen Glw 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.
Domen Glw Cairn stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.