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Ring cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Shropshire. The site comprises a circular cairn of heaped stones with a distinctive ring-ditch or circular depression surrounding its outer edge, a characteristic feature of ring cairns from this period. The monument occupies a prominent hilltop position, which is typical of Bronze Age funerary sites in the region where elevated locations served both practical and symbolic functions. The cairn represents an important example of prehistoric ritual and burial practice in the Shropshire landscape, dating to the Bronze Age when such stone-built monuments were constructed across Britain.
Ring cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010317. View the official record →
Ring cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010317.
Ring cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010317.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanage Mound & Bailey Castle (6 km), Bowl barrow 300m south of Skyborry (6.4 km), Motte castle and ice house 30m south of The Old Farm (6.4 km).
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