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Llanmadoc Hill cairn is a round cairn located at the eastern end of Llanmadoc Hill in the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, dating to the Prehistoric period. The monument consists of a circular heap of stones typical of Bronze Age funerary monuments, constructed as a burial structure and likely serving ritual and ceremonial functions for the local community. Its prominent position on the hilltop suggests it held significance as a territorial or ritual marker within the prehistoric landscape. The site remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices in South Wales and is protected as a scheduled monument under the reference Cadw SAM GM579.
Llanmadoc Hill, cairn on E end of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM579. View the official record →
Llanmadoc Hill cairn is a round cairn located at the eastern end of Llanmadoc Hill in the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, dating to the Prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM579.
Llanmadoc Hill, cairn on E end 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.
Llanmadoc Hill, cairn on E end 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 GM579.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deborah's Hole Camp (6.4 km), Cave 40m SE of Deborah's Hole (6.4 km), Horse Cliff Camp (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llanmadoc Hill, cairn on E end of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Llanmadoc Hill, cairn on E end of stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.