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Mynydd y Garth Cairn is a round cairn of Neolithic or Bronze Age date located in Wales. The monument consists of a mound of stones constructed as a funerary and ritual structure, typical of prehistoric burial practices in the Welsh uplands. Such cairns served as communal or individual burial monuments and were often focal points for religious and ceremonial activity within their landscapes. The site is now recorded and protected under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments register as SAM GM612, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual behaviour in Wales.
Mynydd y Garth Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM612. View the official record →
Mynydd y Garth Cairn is a round cairn of Neolithic or Bronze Age date located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM612.
Mynydd y Garth Cairn 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 y Garth 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 GM612.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carreg Bica Standing Stone (8.3 km), Three Round Cairns on Mynydd Drumau (8.7 km), Neath Abbey Ironworks Dam (9.4 km).
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