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Ring Cairn and Two Standing Stones on Coedpenmaen Common is a Bronze Age monument comprising a ring cairn with associated standing stones, located in Wales and recorded under the Cadw scheduling reference GM510. The ring cairn represents a funerary or ritual structure typical of the Bronze Age period, constructed from stone and designed to contain or commemorate the dead. The two standing stones that accompany the cairn suggest a ritual or ceremonial function, possibly related to burial practices or territorial marking characteristic of prehistoric religious activity. The monument survives as an important example of Bronze Age funerary architecture in the Welsh landscape, contributing to understanding of prehistoric burial customs and ritual behaviour in the region.
Ring Cairn and Two Standing Stones on Coedpenmaen Common is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM510. View the official record →
Ring Cairn and Two Standing Stones on Coedpenmaen Common is a Bronze Age monument comprising a ring cairn with associated standing stones, located in Wales and recorded under the Cadw scheduling reference GM510. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM510.
Ring Cairn and Two Standing Stones on Coedpenmaen Common dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ring Cairn and Two Standing Stones on Coedpenmaen Common 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 GM510.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tomen y Clawdd (4 km), Lle'r Gaer (4.4 km), The Pottery, Nantgarw (6.3 km).
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