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Tumulus N of Goodwins Row, Efailwen is a prehistoric ring cairn situated in Wales. The monument consists of a circular arrangement of stones typical of Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary practice, when communities built such cairns to mark burial sites or ceremonial spaces on the landscape. Ring cairns of this period were often constructed without a central burial chamber, distinguishing them from passage tombs and other megalithic structures.
The cairn was built upon Llanvirn Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone belonging to the Whiterock period. This mixed geology would have provided builders with suitable stone for constructing the cairn's characteristic circular ring, though larger boulders for major structural elements may have been gathered from the surrounding landscape. The weathered bedrock and local stone sources determined both the monument's form and its endurance.
Tumulus N of Goodwins Row is protected under Cadw's scheduling system as reference CM246, recognising its importance as an archaeological resource. The monument remains a physical link to prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in this part of Wales, preserving evidence of how communities engaged with their local environment during the Neolithic or Bronze Age.
Tumulus N of Goodwins Row, Efailwen is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM246. View the official record →
Tumulus N of Goodwins Row, Efailwen is a prehistoric ring cairn situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM246.
Tumulus N of Goodwins Row, Efailwen dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tumulus N of Goodwins Row, Efailwen 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 CM246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inscribed Stone N of Parciau Farmhouse (7.4 km), Earthworks SE of Clyn-Derwen (7.5 km), Roman Road 300m East of Bryn Farm (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Tumulus N of Goodwins Row, Efailwen'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.
Tumulus N of Goodwins Row, Efailwen stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.