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Y Garn is a round cairn located in Ceredigion, Wales, approximately 2400 metres north-north-west of Eisteddfa-Gurig. The monument dates to the prehistoric period and served religious, ritual and funerary functions, as indicated by its classification as a burial cairn. The structure consists of a mounded accumulation of stones typical of cairn construction in upland Wales during the Bronze Age and earlier periods. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection (reference SAM CD034), Y Garn represents an important element of the prehistoric ritual landscape of the Ceredigion hills.
Y Garn, 2400m NNW of Eisteddfa-Gurig is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD034. View the official record →
Y Garn is a round cairn located in Ceredigion, Wales, approximately 2400 metres north-north-west of Eisteddfa-Gurig. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD034.
Y Garn, 2400m NNW of Eisteddfa-Gurig 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 Garn, 2400m NNW of Eisteddfa-Gurig 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 CD034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Lead Mine (3.9 km), Nant yr Helygen Deserted Rural Settlement (4.7 km), Esgair Naint Deserted Rural Settlement (5 km).
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