What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Ynys Wen, Marker Cairn as Marker 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.
Marker cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its function may have been as a waymarker or territorial boundary feature, reflecting early landscape management and ceremonial practices in Wales.
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Places near here
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Steep hill above Hendre HywelMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
Bracken Infestation above Coed Aber-dunant WoodForest or wood · 1.5 mi
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