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Three Round Cairns SE of Blaen Carreg is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM084. Round cairns of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, typically comprising stones heaped over a central grave or cremation deposit. The presence of multiple cairns at this location suggests a focal point for burial activity, common in upland areas where such monuments are often clustered in ritual landscapes.
The site sits upon Llandovery Rocks, part of the Silurian-age Llandovery formation composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. This geology would have provided the raw materials for cairn construction, with local stone readily available for gathering. The upland setting, typical for Bronze Age funerary monuments in Wales, offered prominence in the landscape and permanence through the accumulation of stone.
The three cairns together represent evidence of sustained burial practice at this location, reflecting the importance of establishing durable monuments to commemorate the dead. Such grouped cairns often indicate family or community burial grounds used across several generations. The monument survives as a record of Bronze Age funerary practice and social organisation in the upland regions of Wales.
Three Round Cairns SE of Blaen Carreg is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM084. View the official record →
Three Round Cairns SE of Blaen Carreg is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM084.
Three Round Cairns SE of Blaen Carreg 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.
Three Round Cairns SE of Blaen Carreg 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 CM084.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen Lan round barrow cemetery (1 km), Pen y Gaer (3.1 km), Pant-Teg Standing Stone (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Three Round Cairns SE of Blaen Carreg'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.
Three Round Cairns SE of Blaen Carreg stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.