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Llecheiddior Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising cairn structures typical of the second millennium BC. The site represents the burial practices and ritual landscape of upland Bronze Age communities in north Wales, with its positioning in the Meirionnydd region reflecting the pattern of ritual site distribution across the Welsh uplands during this period. Round cairns of this type served as burial markers and focal points for ceremonial activity, often indicating substantial investment in funerary commemoration by Bronze Age societies. The monument's designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflects its importance as evidence for prehistoric religious and funerary practices in Wales.
Llecheiddior Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME055. View the official record →
Llecheiddior Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising cairn structures typical of the second millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME055.
Llecheiddior Round Cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Llecheiddior 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 ME055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llys Bradwen Medieval Site (9 km), Arthog Standing Stones (9.1 km), Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead (9.4 km).
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