What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hirnant as Kerb Cairn (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Kerb cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Such cairns are significant as funerary or ritual monuments, reflecting early communal burial practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
Aber-Peithnant FarmhouseFarmhouse · 308 yd
Mountain streamMountain or hill · 314 yd
Bridge over Hirnant at HirnantHeritage place · 333 yd
Bryn LlwydMountain / peak · 1151 yd
DinasMountain / peak · 1294 yd
Dinas Reservoir Enclosure IIIUnenclosed Hut Circle Settlement; Enclosure · 1.0 mi
Moorland south of Bryn Gwyn forestForest or wood · 1.1 mi
Rheidol Hydro-Electric Scheme: Dinas Reservoir and DamReservoir · 1.2 mi
Owain Glyndwr memorialHeritage place · 1.5 mi
Edge of the forest on Foel WyddonForest or wood · 2.0 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Llywernog Silver Lead MineHeritage attraction · 2.3 mi
Llywernog Mining MuseumHeritage place · 2.4 miOther information
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