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Pen y Dinas Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM ME236. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary and ritual structure typical of its period, serving as a burial monument for elite or community members. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones, characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in Wales, and would have originally contained a central burial chamber or grave beneath accumulated stonework. Such cairns are significant archaeological indicators of Bronze Age settlement patterns, ritual practices, and the social organisation of prehistoric Welsh communities.
Pen y Dinas Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME236. View the official record →
Pen y Dinas Cairn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM ME236. 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 Britain.
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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