
What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Pen Plynlimon Fawr, South Cairn 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 cairn; likely dates to the late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). It is part of a broader tradition of megalithic funerary monuments in Wales, reflecting early communal burial practices and social organization.
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Places near here
Pumlumon Fawr summit cairnAncient tomb or cairn · 56 yd
Pen Plynlimon Fawr Central CairnCairn · 93 yd
Pumlumon FawrMountain / peak · 96 yd
Pumlumon FachMountain / peak · 669 yd
Llyn Llygad Rheidol HouseHouse · 1179 yd
Maesnant SheepfoldSheep Fold · 1476 yd
Cliff on Banc LluestnewyddCliff or headland · 1.5 mi
Edge of the forest on Foel WyddonForest or wood · 1.9 mi
Source of Wye viewViewpoint · 1.9 mi
The top end of Hafren ForestForest or wood · 2.1 mi
Owain Glyndwr memorialHeritage place · 2.1 mi
Afon Hore WaterfallWaterfall · 2.4 miOther information
Photo: John Lucas · CC BY-SA 2.0