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Maen y Bardd Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Conwy, North Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a substantial stone burial chamber constructed beneath a long cairn mound, typical of the megalithic funerary practices of prehistoric Wales during the fourth and third millennia BC. The site represents an important example of the communal burial tradition characteristic of Neolithic societies in Wales, where multiple interments were deposited within the chamber over an extended period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Maen y Bardd preserves archaeological evidence of burial ritual, material culture, and settlement patterns in prehistoric North Wales.
Maen y Bardd Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN027. View the official record →
Maen y Bardd Burial Chamber is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Conwy, North Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN027.
Maen y Bardd Burial Chamber dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Maen y Bardd Burial Chamber 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 CN027.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clogwyn yr Eryr Deserted Rural Settlement (5.4 km), Cae Du platform cairn (5.7 km), Pant y Griafolen Huts and Enclosures (6 km).
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