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Pen-y-Rhiw Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MM149. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a significant example of ritual burial practice from this period, when such stone-built mounds served as repositories for the cremated or inhumed remains of the deceased. The monument's physical structure comprises a mound of stones constructed over a central burial chamber or cist, reflecting the monumental investment communities made in honouring their dead. Such round cairns are characteristic of Bronze Age funerary architecture across Wales and the wider British landscape, providing valuable evidence for understanding prehistoric social organisation and religious beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife.
Pen-y-Rhiw Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM149. View the official record →
Pen-y-Rhiw Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MM149. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM149.
Pen-y-Rhiw 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.
Pen-y-Rhiw 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 MM149.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caerphilly Iron Furnace (5 km), Caerphilly Castle (5.1 km), Caerffili Mountain Shaft Mounds (7 km).
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