The Bryn Cader Faner is a Bronze Age round cairn which lies to the east of the small hamlet of Talsarnau in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales.[1] The diameter is 8.7 metres (29 ft) and there are 18 thin jagged pillars which jut upwards from the low cairn.[2] It is thought to date back to the late third millennium BC. The site was disturbed by 19th-century treasure hunters, who left a hole in the centre, indicating the position of a cist or a grave. Originally there may have been about 30 pillars, each some 2 metres (7 ft) long. However, before World War 2, the British Army used the site for gunnery practice. The Army damaged many of the stones on the east side.[3][4]
| Bryn Cader Faner | |
|---|---|
 The cairn in 2006 | |
 Interactive map of Bryn Cader Faner | |
| 52°53′54″N 4°00′41″W / 52.8982325°N 4.0113721°W | |
| Type | Cairn |
| Location | Wales, United Kingdom |
| History | |
| Built | c. 2250 BC |
| Site notes | |
| Material | Stone |
| Diameter | 8.7 m (29 ft) |
Bryn Cader Faner is thought to mean 'the hill with the chair with the flag' or 'the hill of the throne with the flag'.
References
edit- ↑ "Bryn Cader Faner". Megalithics.com.
- ↑ megalithics.com
- ↑ "Bryn Cader Faner". Stones of Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ "Bryn Cader Faner". Megalithics.com. August 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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