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Ffos Gau Ring Cairn is a prehistoric ring cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD204. Ring cairns are circular or oval monuments built from stone, typically dating to the Bronze Age, and served ritual or commemorative purposes within their communities. The monument sits upon bedrock of Llandovery age, formed from interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have been quarried or gathered from the surrounding landscape to construct the cairn itself.
The geological foundation of Llandovery Rocks—durable yet workable stone—made this location suitable for monument building in prehistoric times. The local geology would have determined both the character of the cairn's construction and the ease with which stones could be assembled. The monument's survival to the present day reflects the durability of these stone materials against weathering and erosion across millennia.
As a protected monument under Cadw's stewardship, Ffos Gau Ring Cairn preserves evidence of Bronze Age ritual practice and settlement patterns in Wales. Its form and location contribute to understanding how prehistoric communities organised sacred and ceremonial space within the landscape they inhabited, utilising the natural resources available in their immediate environment.
Ffos Gau Ring Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD204. View the official record →
Ffos Gau Ring Cairn is a prehistoric ring cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD204.
Ffos Gau 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 the UK.
Ffos Gau 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 CD204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nant y Gafod Deserted Rural Settlement (0.5 km), Nant Diliw Fechan Deserted Rural Settlement (0.6 km), Hafod yr Abad Deserted Rural Settlement (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ffos Gau Ring 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.
Ffos Gau Ring Cairn stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.