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Pen-y-Rhiw Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference MM149. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a significant example of the ceremonial burial practices employed by prehistoric Welsh communities. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones constructed over an inhumed burial or burials, a form typical of Bronze Age funerary architecture in Wales. Such round cairns served both as permanent markers of the deceased's resting place and as focal points for ritual activity within the landscape.
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 the 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 Britain.
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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