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Yr Eifl Summit Cairns are prehistoric round cairns located on the summit of Yr Eifl mountain in Conwy, Wales. The site comprises multiple cairn structures dating to the Bronze Age, constructed as funerary and ritual monuments. The cairns represent significant examples of prehistoric burial practice in North Wales, reflecting the ceremonial importance of elevated landscape positions during this period. The monuments remain substantially preserved, maintaining their characteristic mounded stone construction on the exposed mountain summit where they command extensive views across the surrounding terrain.
Yr Eifl Summit Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN076. View the official record →
Yr Eifl Summit Cairns are prehistoric round cairns located on the summit of Yr Eifl mountain in Conwy, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN076.
Yr Eifl Summit 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.
Yr Eifl Summit 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 CN076.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel Gwynus Standing Stone (3.3 km), Standing Stone NW of Trallwyn (3.4 km), Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone (5.4 km).
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