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Garn Lwyd Round Cairn and Standing Stone is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Ceredigion, Wales. The site comprises a round cairn of stacked stone with an associated standing stone, typical of Bronze Age burial practices in Wales. The monument represents the funerary traditions of the Bronze Age period, when such cairns served as communal or elite burial places and ritual focal points within the landscape. The standing stone element reflects the ceremonial significance of the site, functioning as a marker or ritual monument associated with the burial cairn itself.
Garn Lwyd Round Cairn & Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD256. View the official record →
Garn Lwyd Round Cairn and Standing Stone is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD256.
Garn Lwyd Round Cairn & Standing Stone dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Garn Lwyd Round Cairn & Standing Stone 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 CD256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Circle 200m NNW of Dolgamfa (4.2 km), Banc Erw Barfe Deserted Rural Settlement (5.2 km), Castell Bwa-drain Camp (5.5 km).
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