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Mynydd Rhiw Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the upland slopes of Mynydd Rhiw in Conwy, North Wales. The site comprises multiple round cairns constructed from stone, typical of burial practices during the Bronze Age when such monuments served as visible expressions of ritual commemoration and territorial identity. The cairns' elevated position on the mountainside suggests their builders selected prominent locations to enhance visibility and perhaps spiritual significance within the Bronze Age landscape. The monuments remain an important archaeological resource for understanding funerary practices and settlement patterns in prehistoric North Wales.
Mynydd Rhiw Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN102. View the official record →
Mynydd Rhiw Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the upland slopes of Mynydd Rhiw in Conwy, North Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN102.
Mynydd Rhiw Round Cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mynydd Rhiw Round Cairns 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 CN102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Rhiw Stone Axe Factory (0.4 km), Rhiw Burial Chambers (0.9 km), Long House South of Talarfor (1.1 km).
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