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Burnt Mound South of Fan Hir is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Breconshire, Wales, registered with Cadw under the designation SAM BR257. The site represents a form of Bronze Age domestic activity, characteristic of burnt mounds which are scattered across Britain and Ireland and typically date from the later Bronze Age period. These monuments consist of accumulated burnt stone and charcoal debris, thought to result from repeated heating and cooling of stones used in cooking or hot-water processing activities. The mound's position in the upland landscape of the Brecon Beacons region reflects the prehistoric exploitation of marginal pastoral lands during the Bronze Age.
Burnt Mound South of Fan Hir is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR257. View the official record →
Burnt Mound South of Fan Hir is a prehistoric burnt mound located in Breconshire, Wales, registered with Cadw under the designation SAM BR257. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR257.
Burnt Mound South of Fan Hir dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a burnt mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Burnt Mound South of Fan Hir 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 BR257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cribarth Limestone Quarries and Tramroads (3.9 km), Lefel Fawr Coal Adit (6.1 km), Lorfa stone circle (6.2 km).
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