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Gogarth Bay round cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference AN147. The monument sits upon bedrock of Upper Cambrian age, specifically Tremadoc metasedimentary rock that was deposited during the Tremadocian period. This ancient geological foundation dates back some 485 million years, forming a stable base for the cairn's construction.
Round cairns of this type are characteristic funerary monuments, typically constructed during the Bronze Age and sometimes incorporating earlier burials. They consist of stone heaps raised over one or more burials, often accompanied by pottery and other grave goods. The exposed rocky coastline and weathered metasedimentary bedrock at Gogarth Bay would have provided ready sources of stone for the cairn's construction, allowing builders to gather materials efficiently from the surrounding landscape.
The monument's coastal location places it within a landscape shaped by millennia of erosion and geological activity. Such headland sites were chosen for cairn placement throughout prehistory, offering both practical advantages for gathering stone and symbolic significance as prominent markers visible across the surrounding terrain. The cairn remains an important record of Bronze Age burial practices and ritual activity in Wales.
Gogarth Bay round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference AN147. View the official record →
Gogarth Bay round cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference AN147.
Gogarth Bay 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 the UK.
Gogarth Bay 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 AN147.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Capel Llochwydd (0.1 km), Caer y Tŵr (0.5 km), Holyhead Mountain Prehistoric Village (0.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Gogarth Bay round cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Gogarth Bay round cairn stands on Upper Cambrian, Including Tremadoc, bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is metasedimentary rock.