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Banwen Gwys Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The site comprises round cairns characteristic of the Bronze Age burial tradition in Wales, constructed as earthen and stone mounds to mark elite or community burial places. Such cairns typically contained inhumed or cremated remains and often functioned as focal points for ritual and ceremonial activity across multiple generations. The monument is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw designation SAM BR353, reflecting its archaeological significance for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Brecon Beacons region.
Banwen Gwys Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR353. View the official record →
Banwen Gwys Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR353.
Banwen Gwys Round Cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Banwen Gwys Round Cairns 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 BR353.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lorfa stone circle (3.5 km), Llwyncwmstabl round cairn (3.6 km), Hut Circle West of Saith Maen (4.4 km).
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