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Round Cairn North of Mynydd-y-Glog is a prehistoric round cairn situated on the Dinantian limestone bedrock of south Wales. Built from stone gathered on the local landscape, the cairn represents a burial monument typical of the Bronze Age period, when such structures served as communal or individual interment sites across upland Wales. The underlying geology of limestone with subordinate sandstone would have provided readily available building material, and the elevated position reflects the established practice of locating cairns prominently on ridges and moorland.
The monument occupies a landscape characteristic of prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in this region. Its survival to the present day, protected by Cadw under reference GM521, makes it an important resource for understanding Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in the upland zones of Wales.
Round Cairn North of Mynydd-y-Glog is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM521. View the official record →
Round Cairn North of Mynydd-y-Glog is a prehistoric round cairn situated on the Dinantian limestone bedrock of south Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM521.
Round Cairn North of Mynydd-y-Glog dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Round Cairn North of Mynydd-y-Glog 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 GM521.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarren y Bwlch round cairn (6.3 km), Craig y Bwlch round cairn (6.4 km), Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Cairn North of Mynydd-y-Glog'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.
Round Cairn North of Mynydd-y-Glog stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.