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Garnedd Lwyd is a round cairn located in Wales, designated as a prehistoric religious, ritual and funerary monument. The site consists of a circular stone mound characteristic of cairn construction in the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. As a funerary monument, it would have functioned as a burial structure, reflecting the ritual and ceremonial practices of prehistoric Welsh communities. The cairn's preservation and official designation under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments register acknowledge its archaeological significance as evidence of early Welsh burial traditions and settlement patterns.
Garnedd Lwyd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM462. View the official record →
Garnedd Lwyd is a round cairn located in Wales, designated as a prehistoric religious, ritual and funerary monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM462.
Garnedd Lwyd dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Garnedd Lwyd 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 GM462.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill (6.9 km), Caerffili Mountain Shaft Mounds (7 km), Castell Morgraig (8 km).
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