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Mynydd Ty'n-tyle cairn is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales on bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. The underlying geology comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone interbedded with coal and ironstone, characteristic of the Westphalian period's depositional environment. This coal-bearing landscape would have been exposed and accessible to Bronze Age communities who constructed the monument.
The cairn consists of a mound of stacked stone, characteristic of burial monuments erected during the prehistoric period across upland Britain. Such structures typically served as territorial markers and communal burial places, often positioned on high ground commanding views of surrounding land. The monument's location on elevated terrain reflects Bronze Age preferences for prominent positions in the landscape.
The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage authority, under reference GM574, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric activity and burial practice in Wales. The cairn survives as a testament to the monumental construction practices of prehistoric Welsh communities, whose remains are scattered across the upland regions where stone was readily available from the underlying bedrock.
Mynydd Ty'n-tyle cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM574. View the official record →
Mynydd Ty'n-tyle cairn is a prehistoric round cairn situated in Wales on bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM574.
Mynydd Ty'n-tyle cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mynydd Ty'n-tyle 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 GM574.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarren Maerdy cairn (E) (1.5 km), Tarren Maerdy cairn (W) (1.6 km), Carn-y-Pigwn Round Cairn (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Mynydd Ty'n-tyle cairns's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mynydd Ty'n-tyle cairns stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.