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Y Foel Cairn is a Bronze Age round cairn located in Conwy, North Wales. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones typical of prehistoric funerary and ritual sites constructed during the Bronze Age period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Welsh heritage protection, it represents an important example of the burial practices and ceremonial landscape of Bronze Age Wales. The cairn would have served as a focal point for ritual activity and the interment of the deceased within its Bronze Age community.
Y Foel Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN378. View the official record →
Y Foel Cairn is a Bronze Age round cairn located 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 Britain.
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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