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Cairn at the summit of Pen Y Cil

Ancient tomb or cairn
Cairn at the summit of Pen Y Cil
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A named place photographed at this map point in Gwynedd.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. It represents an early form of megalithic tomb construction in Wales, reflecting communal burial practices and social organisation of the time.

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Photo: Peter Shone · CC BY-SA 2.0