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Blaen Clydach Fach platform cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The site consists of a platform cairn, a form of ritual or burial structure characteristic of prehistoric Wales, constructed from stone and positioned to command views of the surrounding upland landscape. The monument represents an important example of early ceremonial practice in the region, reflecting the religious and funerary traditions of communities during the period spanning the late fourth to second millennium BCE. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation SAM BR349.
Blaen Clydach Fach platform cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR349. View the official record →
Blaen Clydach Fach platform cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR349.
Blaen Clydach Fach platform cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a platform cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Blaen Clydach Fach platform cairn 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 BR349.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gwern-Wyddog Standing Stone (4.4 km), Mynydd Myddfai Standing Stones (6.3 km), Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric Standing Stone (6.6 km).
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