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Y Gribin Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a burial deposit, representative of the ceremonial and funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the Welsh landscape. Such round cairns served both as repositories for the dead and as focal points for ritual activity within their local territories. The monument's survival to the present day provides archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age mortuary customs and settlement patterns in Wales.
Y Gribin Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG334. View the official record →
Y Gribin Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG334.
Y Gribin 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.
Y Gribin 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 MG334.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bwlch Sych round cairn (3 km), Siglem Las conjoined round cairns (3.3 km), Carnedd Cerrig kerb cairn (3.6 km).
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