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Llainwen Round Cairns is a cairn cemetery located in Ceredigion, Wales, comprising multiple burial monuments dating to the prehistoric period. The site consists of round cairns, earthen or stone mounds constructed as funerary monuments, which served both ritual and commemorative functions for Bronze Age communities. These cairns represent evidence of burial practices and religious observance in prehistoric Wales, reflecting the investment of labour and resources in monumental funerary architecture. The monument group is formally protected under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments designation, recognising its archaeological and historical significance as a cemetery landscape.
Llainwen Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD142. View the official record →
Llainwen Round Cairns is a cairn cemetery located in Ceredigion, Wales, comprising multiple burial monuments dating to the prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD142.
Llainwen Round Cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn cemetery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Llainwen Round Cairns 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 CD142.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmsymlog Lead Mine (8.5 km), Standing Stones c.600m NE of Cwmdarren (8.6 km), Standing Stone c. 500m SW of Llyn Pendam (8.8 km).
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