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Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising a round cairn with an associated stone cist burial. The monument dates to the Bronze Age period and represents the type of ritual and funerary practice characteristic of Bronze Age communities in Wales, where cairns were constructed to mark and contain burial deposits. The cist, a stone-lined burial chamber, would have held human remains and possibly grave goods, reflecting the ceremonial treatment of the dead during this period. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM BR207, acknowledging its archaeological and historical importance to understanding Bronze Age burial practices in the region.
Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR207. View the official record →
Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising a round cairn with an associated stone cist burial. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR207.
Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a cist burial. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bailey Bach Round Cairn and Cist is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is BR207.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanddew Castle (8.8 km), Earthworks South West of Llanddew Church (8.9 km), Pen-y-Crug (8.9 km).
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