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Foel Fynyddau Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference GM279. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a type of burial structure characteristic of the second and early first millennia before the Common Era. It comprises a mound of stone constructed over a burial deposit, serving as both a physical marker and a ritual focal point for the community that built it. Such round cairns functioned as enduring monuments to the dead and often witnessed repeated use and ritual activity across generations.
Foel Fynyddau Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM279. View the official record →
Foel Fynyddau Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference GM279. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM279.
Foel Fynyddau 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.
Foel Fynyddau 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 GM279.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chain Home Low Radar Station, Margam (6.7 km), Margam Medieval Bath House (7 km), Half Moon Camp (7.1 km).
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