round cairn at Banc-Y-Geufron

A round cairn stands on a gentle slope above the Ystwyth valley in Ceredigion. It dates from the late Neolithic to the early Bronze Age, around 3000 to 2500 BCE. The mound was likely used in burial rituals and ceremonies connected with the dead. Cadw recognises it as an ancient monument and lists it under SAM number CD139. Its purpose differs from a ring cairn, which is a separate type of prehistoric structure.

The site lies within the community of Ysbyty Ystwyth, near the grid reference SN716703. It forms part of a wider landscape of ancient burial and ceremonial monuments. Chambered tombs, standing stones, and hillforts appear nearby in the Welsh uplands. These remains show how people organised their sacred and social spaces thousands of years ago.

Visitors reach the cairn by following farm tracks and footpaths through open moorland. The grassy mound appears modest but blends into a sweeping view of rolling hills. Wind and rain have shaped the land for centuries, leaving few traces beyond the stone heaps. The silence and openness recall the distant past when such mounds marked the resting places of communities.