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Pen yr Helgi Du summit cairn

Ancient tomb or cairn
Pen yr Helgi Du summit cairn
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A named place photographed at this map point in Conwy.
Neolithic summit cairn; dates to the earlier part of the 4th to 3rd millennia BCE. It represents a significant prehistoric funerary or ritual site, possibly used for communal burials and offering long-distance views, typical of ceremonial landscapes in north Wales.

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Photo: Terry Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0