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Pont Marteg is a prehistoric cairn circle located in Wales, situated on bedrock of Llandovery mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. The monument lies east of Pont Marteg itself, occupying a landscape shaped by these relatively soft sedimentary rocks that characterise the Llandovery geology of the region. Cairn circles of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and represent communal ritual or burial monuments, often positioned to be visible across moorland and upland terrain.
The circle comprises stones gathered from the surrounding landscape, likely cleared from the immediate area during early settlement and agriculture. The Llandovery bedrock, while softer than granite or other harder stones, would have provided suitable material for construction. Such monuments frequently show evidence of multiple phases of use and modification across centuries, reflecting ongoing engagement by successive generations of prehistoric communities.
Pont Marteg cairn circle is now protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments authority, under the reference RD204. This designation recognises its significance as a surviving example of Bronze Age ceremonial or funerary practice in Wales. The monument contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns, territorial markers and ritual behaviour in upland Welsh communities during the period when such monuments were widely constructed across Britain and Ireland.
Pont Marteg, cairn circle to E of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD204. View the official record →
Pont Marteg is a prehistoric cairn circle located in Wales, situated on bedrock of Llandovery mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD204.
Pont Marteg, cairn circle to E of dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pont Marteg, cairn circle to E of 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 RD204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Cairn 130m E of Cryn-Fryn (9.5 km), Recumbent Standing Stone 100m E of Crugian Bach Stone Circle (9.5 km), Crugian Bach stone circle (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pont Marteg, cairn circle to E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Pont Marteg, cairn circle to E of stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.