What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Carn Wen 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.
Carn Wen is a Neolithic cairn; its significance lies in its association with early burial practices and communal ritual activity in the Welsh landscape.
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Places near here
Pen Garn-wenMountain / peak · 13 yd
Plwmp Radio TowerCastle, fort or tower · 254 yd
St Cynon's Church, Capel CynonChurch · 1089 yd
Edge of replanted woodland north of FfostrasolForest or wood · 1708 yd
FfostrasolVillage · 1.1 mi
Memorial stone, Capel Cynon, LlandissiliogogoStanding or carved stone · 1.6 mi
Passing old woodland en route to RhydlewisForest or wood · 1.9 mi
Bwlch-y-GroesTown · 2.0 mi
Blaen CriborMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Converted schoolroom up the hill from BrongestMountain or hill · 4.2 mi
Fron Hill trigMountain or hill · 4.5 mi
Rock on Llangranog beachBeach · 4.8 mi