Carnedd gron Banc Llyn-Mawr

Carnedd gron Banc Llyn-Mawr stands on a ridge above Swansea in south Wales. It is a round cairn built at the end of the Stone Age and the start of the Bronze Age. The site lies in open moorland near the community of Mawr. Its purpose was probably linked to burial rituals and religious ceremonies. Cadw recognises the cairn as a scheduled ancient monument under reference GM384. The builders were the same people who raised chambered tombs and standing stones across the region. They also constructed burial mounds, stone circles, hill forts and Irish huts. This cairn belongs to a wider group of round cairns scattered across the landscape. Visitors reach the site by following paths through rough grassland. The mound itself is grass-covered and about six metres wide. From the ridge there are wide views over the Swansea valley and the surrounding hills. The place is quiet, with only the wind and distant sheep for company.