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Pant Serthfa round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument situated in Wales, built upon bedrock composed of Dinantian limestone interspersed with sandstone and mudstone. The stone-built mound would have been constructed from materials gathered locally, likely including the durable limestone accessible from the surrounding geological formation. The cairn represents a burial practice characteristic of Bronze Age communities, when such earth and stone monuments served as focal points for ritual interment and community identity across the Welsh landscape. The specific topography of this location, with its underlying Mississippian geological substrate, would have influenced both the practical construction of the monument and the choice of site by its builders. Pant Serthfa round cairn is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference BR373, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The monument survives today as a visible reminder of prehistoric funerary practices and the enduring relationship between ancient communities and their physical environment.
Pant Serthfa round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR373. View the official record →
Pant Serthfa round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument situated in Wales, built upon bedrock composed of Dinantian limestone interspersed with sandstone and mudstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR373.
Pant Serthfa round 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.
Pant Serthfa round 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 BR373.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twyn Ceilog Round Cairn (4.3 km), Trefil Tramroad (4.5 km), Twyn Bryn March round cairn (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pant Serthfa round cairn'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.
Pant Serthfa round cairn stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.