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Bryn
Cader Faner
South Wales
Aubrey
Burl stated that Bryn Cader Faner is one of the wonders of prehistoric Wales.
Situated on an isolated and rocky eminence, this small cairn is one of
the most beautiful Bronze Age sites in Britain.
The cairn, originally erected with 30 pillars, now has 15 slabs
remaining, leaning out from the centre giving the impression of a crown of
thorns. Some of the stones disappeared before the Second World War,
when the Army removed some of the stones from the east side of the cairn.
Bryn
Cader Faner bears a resemblance to Carn Llechart in Glamorgan, in that it is a
combination of stone circle and burial mound.
There is a hole in the centre where there may have been a grave or cist.
The hole was left after the site had been disturbed by treasure-seekers
in the 19th century.
This
visually superb monument has been carefully placed in a dramatic setting so that
it gives a great impact when approaching the site from the south.
There is also a complex of several settlements and cairns in the surrounding area.
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