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Maen Hir cairn cemetery is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales, representing an important centre of burial practice across multiple periods of prehistory. The site comprises a cairn cemetery consisting of several burial mounds, reflecting the ritual significance attached to the location over an extended timespan. The monuments demonstrate the continuity of funerary practice and sacred landscape use characteristic of prehistoric Wales, where prominent natural or constructed features served as focal points for successive generations of communities. The cemetery remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric mortuary customs and the evolving religious practices of early Welsh societies.
Maen Hir cairn cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG322. View the official record →
Maen Hir cairn cemetery is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales, representing an important centre of burial practice across multiple periods of prehistory. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG322.
Maen Hir cairn cemetery dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn cemetery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Maen Hir cairn cemetery 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 MG322.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craig y Lluest cairn cemetery (0.8 km), Hafod yr Abad Deserted Rural Settlement (1.1 km), Cistfaen barrows (1.1 km).
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