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Pencraig y Pistill Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed as a burial structure, typical of ritual and funerary practices during the Bronze Age period. The site is recorded under Cadw's scheduling system as a protected ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric burial customs and ceremonial activity in the region. The monument's physical form and construction method are characteristic of round cairns erected across Wales during the Bronze Age.
Pencraig y Pistill Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD250. View the official record →
Pencraig y Pistill Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD250.
Pencraig y Pistill 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.
Pencraig y Pistill 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 CD250.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine (5.8 km), Hen Bont, Pont-Erwyd (6.5 km), Round Barrow SW of Pen-Rhiwlas (6.5 km).
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