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Esgair y Ffordd is a ring cairn located in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MG310. The monument consists of a circular or near-circular arrangement of stones forming a cairn, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary and ritual monuments found across Wales and broader Britain. Ring cairns of this type typically served ceremonial or burial functions within prehistoric communities, though their precise ritual purpose remains a subject of archaeological interpretation. The site represents an important example of Bronze Age monumental construction practices in the Welsh landscape.
Esgair y Ffordd ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG310. View the official record →
Esgair y Ffordd is a ring cairn located in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MG310. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG310.
Esgair y Ffordd ring cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Esgair y Ffordd ring 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 MG310.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on Pen Lluest-y-Carn (5.9 km), Round Barrow 290m SSW of Nant-y-Moch (6.3 km), Y Garn, 2400m NNW of Eisteddfa-Gurig (7.3 km).
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