© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Dysyrnant Platform Cairn is a prehistoric platform cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME233. Platform cairns are Bronze Age burial structures built as level or gently sloping stone platforms, typically constructed on hillsides to maximise visibility across the surrounding landscape. They represent a distinctive regional variant of cairn burial practice, particularly common in upland Wales.
The monument sits upon Llandovery Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that formed during the Llandovery period of the Silurian. This bedrock geology would have determined both the building materials available to the monument's Bronze Age builders and the stability of the ground beneath the structure. The stone used in the cairn's construction likely derived from the same geological sequence exposed in the immediate locality.
As a platform cairn, Dysyrnant would originally have been a more substantial structure than it may appear today, comprising a deliberate arrangement of stone intended to create a level surface. Such monuments served both practical and symbolic functions, providing defined burial platforms whilst creating prominent landmarks within their upland setting. The site's survival into the present day reflects its protected status under modern heritage legislation.
Dysyrnant Platform Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME233. View the official record →
Dysyrnant Platform Cairn is a prehistoric platform cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME233.
Dysyrnant Platform Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a platform cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dysyrnant Platform 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 ME233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capel Maethlon round barrow (2.5 km), Domen Las (5.1 km), Dyfi Blast Furnace and Charcoal Store (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Dysyrnant Platform 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.
Dysyrnant Platform Cairn stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.