Scheduled MonumentsWalesFoel Eryr Round Cairn
Prehistoric · Round Cairn

Foel Eryr Round Cairn

Pembrokeshire, Wales
Cadw SAM PE298
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Foel Eryr Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and is registered as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference PE298. The cairn represents a form of burial practice characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such stone-built mounds served as repositories for the deceased and functioned as focal points for ritual and ceremonial activity. The monument's survival on the Pembrokeshire landscape attests to the longstanding importance of this location for prehistoric communities, though like many cairns of this age, its precise internal structure and original contents remain incompletely documented in the archaeological record.

Foel Eryr Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE298. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Foel Eryr Round Cairn?

Foel Eryr Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and is registered as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference PE298. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE298.

What period does Foel Eryr Round Cairn date from?

Foel Eryr 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Foel Eryr Round Cairn?

Foel Eryr 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 PE298.

What other scheduled monuments are near Foel Eryr Round Cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hill Slope Enclosure, 400m WNW of Parc Robert (5.9 km), Velindre Pillar-Cross (6.6 km), New Moat Castle Mound (6.7 km).

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