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Mynydd Lluest Fach is a ring cairn located in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and forming part of a broader barrow cemetery complex in the region. The monument consists of a circular stone cairn with a distinctive ring structure, typical of Bronze Age funerary monuments that served ritual and burial functions. Ring cairns of this type are characterised by a central void or open space surrounded by a stone bank, distinguishing them from the solid mounds of conventional barrows. The site represents an important example of Bronze Age mortuary practice and ritual deposition in the Welsh uplands, contributing to our understanding of prehistoric burial customs and landscape use during this period.
Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG313. View the official record →
Mynydd Lluest Fach is a ring cairn located in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and forming part of a broader barrow cemetery complex in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG313.
Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow cemetery dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mynydd Lluest Fach barrow 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 MG313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffridd Cwm y Ffynnon round barrow (3.7 km), Moel Eiddew platform cairn (4.5 km), Domen Fawr Castle Mound Tafolwern (5.5 km).
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