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Whilgarn Ring Cairn is a ring cairn monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age period. The site consists of a circular or near-circular arrangement of stones forming an outer ring, characteristic of ring cairn construction from prehistoric Wales. Ring cairns of this type are thought to have served ritual and funerary functions within prehistoric communities, though whether they functioned primarily as burial monuments, ceremonial centres, or territorial markers remains a subject of archaeological interpretation. The monument is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's heritage protection scheme, reflecting its archaeological importance to the understanding of prehistoric ritual practice in Wales.
Whilgarn Ring Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD165. View the official record →
Whilgarn Ring Cairn is a ring cairn monument located in Ceredigion, Wales, dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD165.
Whilgarn Ring Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Whilgarn Ring 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 CD165.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penlan-Noeth, Round Barrow 230m NNW of (2.5 km), Castell 270m E of Moeddyn-Fach (2.7 km), Castell Moeddyn (3.7 km).
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