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Pen y Dinas Cairn is a round cairn of prehistoric date located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The monument consists of a circular pile of stones typical of Bronze Age funerary and ritual practice in upland Wales. The cairn's position on elevated terrain reflects the common Bronze Age practice of siting such monuments in prominent locations across the Welsh landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument under Welsh heritage protection, it represents an important element of the region's prehistoric ritual and burial record.
Pen y Dinas Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME236. View the official record →
Pen y Dinas Cairn is a round cairn of prehistoric date located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME236.
Pen y Dinas 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.
Pen y Dinas 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 ME236.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead (8.8 km), Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock (9 km), Fairbourne Anti-invasion Defences (9 km).
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