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Tair Carn Isaf Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn situated on Millstone Grit bedrock in Wales. The monument comprises a burial mound constructed of stone, a characteristic funerary monument type built during the Bronze Age. Round cairns served as enduring markers of the landscape whilst providing a focal point for ancestral commemoration, and typically contained evidence of cremation or inhumation burials within their stone structure.
The underlying geology comprises the Millstone Grit Group, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Namurian period of the Carboniferous era. This locally available stone would have provided suitable material for cairn construction. The upland setting typical of such monuments afforded prominent visibility across the surrounding terrain and remains a distinctive feature of the Welsh landscape.
The cairn is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Heritage Monuments Service, under reference CM256, ensuring its preservation and ongoing archaeological significance. Round cairns of this type remain important sources of evidence for Bronze Age mortuary practices, social organisation and settlement patterns across Wales, and contribute to understanding prehistoric land use and monumental tradition.
Tair Carn Isaf Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM256. View the official record →
Tair Carn Isaf Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn situated on Millstone Grit bedrock in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM256.
Tair Carn Isaf Cairns 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.
Tair Carn Isaf Cairns 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 CM256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bodyst-uchaf ring cairn (5 km), Waun-hir post-medieval lluest farmstead (5.6 km), Group of Burnt Mounds 300m SSW of Cilcoll Farm (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Tair Carn Isaf Cairns'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.
Tair Carn Isaf Cairns stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.