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Round Cairns c. 400m SE of Lan Fawr is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD210. The monument sits on bedrock of Llandovery age, where mudstone, siltstone and sandstone form the underlying geology. Round cairns of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial monuments, constructed by piling stone to mark significant graves within their communities.
The cairn's location on Llandovery bedrock means the builders would have encountered rocky terrain studded with naturally fractured stone suitable for cairn construction. The landscape of this region, dominated by these resilient sedimentary rocks, provided both material and context for the monument's placement. Such positioning on higher ground allowed the cairn to function as a visible landmark across the surrounding terrain.
Round cairns represent an important class of prehistoric funerary monument, reflecting the organisation and spiritual beliefs of Bronze Age societies. The survival of this example, maintained under statutory protection, provides evidence of how these communities marked their landscape and honoured their dead. The monument remains a tangible connection to Wales's prehistoric past.
Round Cairns c. 400m SE of Lan Fawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD210. View the official record →
Round Cairns c. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD210.
Round Cairns c. 400m SE of Lan Fawr 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 Cairns c. 400m SE of Lan Fawr 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 CD210.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn y Bryn Ring Cairn (6.8 km), Banc Maes-yr-Haidd barrows (6.9 km), Cothi Roman Aqueduct (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Cairns c. 400m SE of Lan Fawr'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 Cairns c. 400m SE of Lan Fawr stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.