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Gwar-castell is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, situated approximately 375 metres south-east of its namesake location. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Llandovery rocks, undifferentiated sandstone and conglomerate interbedded together, geology typical of the early Palaeozoic period that characterises this region of Wales.
Round cairns of this type were constructed during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods as burial monuments or ceremonial markers. The cairn at Gwar-castell would originally have consisted of a mound of stones heaped over a burial chamber or central grave, serving as a visible and durable memorial within the landscape. The substantial local sandstone and conglomerate would have provided readily available building material for its construction.
The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference CD215. This designation recognises its archaeological significance and ensures its preservation for future study and understanding of prehistoric Welsh burial practices and settlement patterns.
Gwar-castell, Round Cairn Pair 375m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD215. View the official record →
Gwar-castell is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, situated approximately 375 metres south-east of its namesake location. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD215.
Gwar-castell, Round Cairn Pair 375m SE of 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.
Gwar-castell, Round Cairn Pair 375m SE of 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 CD215.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone Circle and Associated Structures on Bryn y Gorlan (6.2 km), Cairns and Ring Works S of Bryn Rhudd (6.3 km), Llethr Bryn y Gorlan Platform (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Gwar-castell, Round Cairn Pair 375m SE of'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.
Gwar-castell, Round Cairn Pair 375m SE of stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.