What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Nant y Llestri, Cairn XVI 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.
Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–3000 BCE). It is part of a broader tradition of chambered tombs in Wales, reflecting early communal burial practices and megalithic construction in the region.
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Places near here
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Craig PwllfaCliff · 1087 yd
Cairn on Waun RyddAncient tomb or cairn · 1385 yd
Carn PicaMountain / peak · 1482 yd
Pen y Bryn, Quarry IIQuarry · 1530 yd
Cwm CwareliCliff · 1533 yd
Mountain streamMountain or hill · 1637 yd
Memorial at Wellington Bomber R1465 crash siteHeritage place · 1726 yd
Misleading arch under Cwar y GigfranHeritage place · 1.2 mi
Waterfall on the Nant MenasginWaterfall · 1.2 mi
Cwm OergwmWood · 1.3 mi