Scheduled MonumentsWalesRing Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach
Prehistoric · Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach

Conwy, Wales
Cadw SAM CN260
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Ring Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw

Overview

History & significance

Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Conwy, Wales. The site consists of a ring cairn, a circular or oval arrangement of stones typical of prehistoric burial practice in Wales, which would have functioned as a ceremonial and funerary focus within the landscape. Ring cairns of this type generally date to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age period, though precise dating for individual examples often remains uncertain without excavation. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Schedule of Ancient Monuments as CN260 and represents an important example of the ritual and burial practices of prehistoric communities in north Wales.

Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN260. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach?

Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Conwy, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN260.

What period does Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach date from?

Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach?

Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach 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 CN260.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cerrig Pryfaid Stone Circle (5 km), Kanovium Roman Site (6.2 km), Carnedd y Ddelw Cairn (6.5 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Ring Cairn North-West of Llyn y Wrach