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Tarren Hendre Cairn is a round cairn located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving ritual and funerary functions. The monument consists of a circular stone mound constructed as a burial structure, representative of cairn-building practices common across upland Wales during the Bronze Age and earlier periods. Such cairns typically contained inhumations or cremations and often served as focal points for community ritual activity. The site's designation by Cadw as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric funerary practices in the region.
Tarren Hendre Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME041. View the official record →
Tarren Hendre Cairn is a round cairn located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving ritual and funerary functions. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME041.
Tarren Hendre Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tarren Hendre Cairn 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 ME041.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Water Powered Chain Incline at Bryneglwys Slate Quarry (1.5 km), Alltwyllt Slate Quarry Incline (2.6 km), Tomen Las Castle Mound (3.9 km).
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