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Moel Eiddew platform cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MG312. The site consists of a platform cairn, a form of ritual or funerary structure characteristic of prehistoric Wales, constructed from stone and occupying an elevated position on the landscape. Platform cairns of this type typically served communal or ceremonial purposes during the later prehistoric period, though the precise dating and ritual function of this particular example would depend upon archaeological investigation and surviving structural evidence. The monument represents an important element of the prehistoric religious and funerary landscape of Wales.
Moel Eiddew platform cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG312. View the official record →
Moel Eiddew platform cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MG312. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG312.
Moel Eiddew platform cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a platform cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Moel Eiddew platform 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 MG312.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fron Goch hillfort (5.7 km), Yr Allor Cairn (5.8 km), Rhos-Dyrnog Standing Stone (5.9 km).
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