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Bryn Cader Faner is a
Bryn Cader Faner is a Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...
round cairn which lies to the east of the small hamlet of Talsarnau
Talsarnau () or Talsamau is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. Its population was 525 in 2001, and had increased to 550 at the 2011 Census.
The village of Talsarnau is situated on the A496 coastal road between ...
in the Ardudwy
Ardudwy is an area of Gwynedd in north-west Wales, lying between Tremadog Bay and the Rhinogydd. Administratively, under the old Kingdom of Gwynedd, it was first a division of the sub kingdom (cantref) of Dunoding and later a commote in its own ...
area of Gwynedd in Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. The diameter is and there are 18 thin jagged pillars which jut upwards from the low cairn. It is thought to date back to the late third millennium BC.
The site was disturbed by 19th-century treasure-seekers, 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 long. However, before the Second World War, the British army used the site for gunnery practice and damaged many of the stones on the east side.
''Bryn Cader Faner'' is thought to mean 'the hill with the chair with the flag' or 'the hill of the throne with the flag'.
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Megalithic monuments in Wales Stone circles in Wales Monuments and memorials in Gwynedd {{Wales-struct-stub