What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil, Ring Cairn as Ring Cairn from the Bronze Age period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age ring cairn; a type of ritual or funerary monument often associated with burial and ceremonial practices. Its presence indicates early land use and social organization in the Welsh landscape.
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Places near here
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Anemometer tower on Mynydd Gilfach Yr EncilCastle, fort or tower · 1406 yd
Anthony Hill Court, PentrebachMountain or hill · 1.1 mi
Corner of Anthony Hill Court and the A4054, PentrebachMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Mynydd FochriwMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Pentwyn, CemeteryCemetery · 1.5 mi
Taff Trail running through woodland north of AberfanForest or wood · 1.5 mi
Graveyard and chapel at PentwynChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.5 mi
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