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Penrhiwllwydog Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CD240. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents the burial practices characteristic of that period in Wales. The monument comprises a mound of stones constructed over a central grave or burial deposit, a form typical of Bronze Age funerary architecture in the region. Such round cairns served as enduring markers of the landscape and functioned as focal points for ritual and ceremonial activity associated with the dead and commemoration of the deceased.
Penrhiwllwydog Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD240. View the official record →
Penrhiwllwydog Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CD240. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD240.
Penrhiwllwydog 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.
Penrhiwllwydog 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 CD240.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maen Bach Standing Stone (7.6 km), Mynydd Mallaen Standing Stone (7.9 km), Mynydd Mallaen Long Hut (9.2 km).
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