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Llyn y Tarw Cairn is a round cairn located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG259. The monument dates to the Prehistoric period and served religious, ritual, and funerary functions typical of cairn monuments in Bronze Age Wales. As a round cairn, the structure would have consisted of a mound of stones constructed over a burial deposit or cremation, forming a prominent marker in the landscape. Such monuments represent important evidence of prehistoric funerary practices and ritual activity in the Welsh archaeological record.
Llyn y Tarw Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG259. View the official record →
Llyn y Tarw Cairn is a 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 Britain.
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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