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Nercwys Mountain Cairn is a prehistoric cairn circle located on Nercwys Mountain in Flintshire, Wales, and represents evidence of ritual or funerary practice from the Bronze Age. The monument consists of a circular arrangement of stones, characteristic of cairn circles constructed during this period for purposes that likely combined ceremonial and burial functions. Its position on high ground reflects the typical siting preferences of Bronze Age communities in Wales, where such monuments commanded prominent positions in the landscape. The site remains an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric religious and funerary practices in north Wales, though like many upland cairns it has been subject to considerable disturbance over the intervening millennia.
Nercwys Mountain Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL194. View the official record →
Nercwys Mountain Cairn is a prehistoric cairn circle located on Nercwys Mountain in Flintshire, Wales, and represents evidence of ritual or funerary practice from the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL194.
Nercwys Mountain Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Nercwys Mountain 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 FL194.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esclusham Mountain Cairn, Minera (7.9 km), Abersychnant Cairn (8.5 km), Meadow Shaft, Minera (8.9 km).
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