Bryn Cader Faner on the Rhinogydd mountains in Snowdonia
Bryn Cader Faner is a small cairn just 8m across and less than 1m high, but around the edge is a ring of tall, thin slabs set at an angle, projecting from the mass of the cairn like the rays of the sun, or as some say the "Welsh Crown of Thorns". The monument may be classified as a cairn circle, and was probably a site of burial rather than ceremonial function. It has been disturbed and a hole in the centre no doubt indicates the position of a cist or grave, the content of which is unknown. The army, on manoeuvres before the second world war, pulled out stones on the east side but, miraculously, the striking silhouette remained intact.
It is a monument of simple but brilliantly effective design, placed with sophisticated precision in its dramatic setting so as to achieve maximum impact on travellers approaching from the south. It is arguably the most beautiful Bronze Age monument in Britain
Bryn Cader Faner on the Rhinogydd mountains in Snowdonia
Bryn Cader Faner is a small cairn just 8m across and less than 1m high, but around the edge is a ring of tall, thin slabs set at an angle, projecting from the mass of the cairn like the rays of the sun, or as some say the "Welsh Crown of Thorns". The monument may be classified as a cairn circle, and was probably a site of burial rather than ceremonial function. It has been disturbed and a hole in the centre no doubt indicates the position of a cist or grave, the content of which is unknown. The army, on manoeuvres before the second world war, pulled out stones on the east side but, miraculously, the striking silhouette remained intact.
It is a monument of simple but brilliantly effective design, placed with sophisticated precision in its dramatic setting so as to achieve maximum impact on travellers approaching from the south. It is arguably the most beautiful Bronze Age monument in Britain