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Llyn y Tarw Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG259. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary and ritual structure typical of its period, serving as a burial site for cremated or inhumed remains alongside associated artefactual deposits. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stone constructed over a burial chamber or cist, characteristic of round cairn construction practices in Wales during the second millennium BCE. Such monuments functioned as focal points for ritual activity and commemoration within their local Bronze Age communities.
Llyn y Tarw Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG259. View the official record →
Llyn y Tarw Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG259. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG259.
Llyn y Tarw 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.
Llyn y Tarw 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 MG259.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Earthwork NE of Caersws (revealed by aerial photography) (5.4 km), Caersws Roman Site (5.6 km), Caersws Roman Fort: Section of South Western Defences (5.7 km).
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