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The Cregennen Cairns and Standing Stones is a prehistoric ritual and funerary monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising cairns and associated standing stones that reflect the ceremonial practices of early Bronze Age communities. The site consists of round cairns, earthen or stone mounds constructed over burial deposits, alongside upright stone markers that would have served both funerary and territorial functions within the landscape. Dating to the Bronze Age, these monuments represent the material expression of burial ritual and religious observance during a period when communal and individual interment practices were becoming increasingly formalized across Wales. The monument's survival within the upland terrain of Meirionnydd preserves evidence of how prehistoric societies structured their sacred and burial landscapes in challenging topographical settings.
The Cregennen Cairns and Standing Stones is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME151. View the official record →
The Cregennen Cairns and Standing Stones is a prehistoric ritual and funerary monument located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising cairns and associated standing stones that reflect the ceremonial practices of early Bronze Age communities. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME151.
The Cregennen Cairns and Standing Stones dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
The Cregennen Cairns and Standing Stones 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 ME151.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell y Bere (4.8 km), Hut Circle Settlement at Craig Ty'n-y-Cornel (5.3 km), Twll y Darren Round Barrow (5.9 km).
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