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Foel Goch Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CD257. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of burial practice common to this period across Wales and Britain more broadly. Constructed from stone, the monument consists of a circular mound characteristic of round cairn construction, which served as a communal or individual burial place for the local population. Such cairns are significant archaeological features for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices, settlement patterns, and the ritual landscape of prehistoric Wales.
Foel Goch Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD257. View the official record →
Foel Goch Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CD257. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD257.
Foel Goch 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 Goch 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 CD257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmsymlog Lead Mine (9.1 km), Blaen Cwmsymlog Lead and Silver Mine (9.1 km), Standing Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren (9.2 km).
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