What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Cairn East of y Bwlwarcau as Cairn from the Unknown period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cairn East of y Bwlwarcau is a Neolithic chambered tomb, likely dating to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–2500 BCE). Such cairns are significant as they represent some of the earliest communal burial and ceremonial structures in Wales.
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Places near here
Y BwlwarcauHillfort · 260 yd
Twmpath DiwlithArchaeological place · 472 yd
North west facing edge of wood, Waun y GilfachForest or wood · 825 yd
Waun Y GilfachMountain / peak · 881 yd
Llangynwyd ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 1500 yd
The Old House, LlangynwydOld home or work place · 1660 yd
Cwmfelin Water TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.0 mi
Moel Troed-Y-RhiwMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Steep hill to Pont Rhyd-y-cyffMountain or hill · 1.5 mi
Upland grazing with forest beyondForest or wood · 1.8 mi
Garth HillViewpoint · 2.2 mi
Maesteg CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.3 mi