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Prehistoric · Round Cairn

Y Garn Round Cairn

Ceredigion, Wales
Cadw SAM CD216
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Y Garn Round Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Ceredigion, Wales. The cairn comprises a circular mound of stones constructed as a burial structure, characteristic of prehistoric ritual and funerary practice in Wales during the later Neolithic or Bronze Age periods. The monument is recorded and protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw designation SAM CD216, reflecting its significance to understanding prehistoric burial customs and settlement patterns in the Ceredigion region. Such cairns typically served communal or family burial functions and represent important archaeological evidence of prehistoric religious and ritual behaviour in prehistoric Wales.

Y Garn Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD216. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Y Garn Round Cairn?

Y Garn Round Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD216.

What period does Y Garn Round Cairn date from?

Y Garn Round Cairn 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Y Garn Round Cairn?

Y Garn Round 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 CD216.

What other scheduled monuments are near Y Garn Round Cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nantymaen Standing Stone (3.8 km), Cefncerrig Round Cairn (4.2 km), Blaen Brefi Longhouses (5.8 km).

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