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Y Foel Cairns is a Bronze Age round cairn situated in Conwy, North Wales. The monument consists of a circular stone mound constructed during the prehistoric period as a funerary and ritual structure, typical of Bronze Age burial practices in Wales. Round cairns of this type served as communal or individual burial monuments and often contained cist burials or cremations, reflecting the spiritual and social importance placed on the dead within prehistoric communities. The site is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments register as CN378, recognising its archaeological and cultural significance as evidence of prehistoric religious and funerary activity in the region.
Y Foel Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN378. View the official record →
Y Foel Cairns is a Bronze Age round cairn situated in Conwy, North Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN378.
Y Foel Cairns 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.
Y Foel Cairns 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 CN378.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Six Inscribed Stones in St Tudclud's Church, Penmachno (1.1 km), Barn N of Pen-y-Bryn (1.4 km), Roman Bridge Penmachno (2.5 km).
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