Scheduled MonumentsWalesFour Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog
Prehistoric · Round Cairn

Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog

Wales
Cadw SAM GM522
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw

Overview

History & significance

Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales. The site comprises four distinct round cairns constructed from stone, typical of Bronze Age burial practices in the upland regions of Wales during the second millennium BCE. These cairns served ritual and funerary functions within prehistoric communities, likely marking the graves of significant individuals or groups. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments register as GM522, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in the Welsh landscape.

Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM522. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog?

Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM522.

What period does Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog date from?

Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog 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 Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog?

Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog 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 GM522.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarren y Bwlch round cairn (6.1 km), Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) (6.4 km), Rhondda Fach Cairn (7.2 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Four Round Cairns on Mynydd-y-Glog