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Cairns and Standing Stones on Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd is a ring cairn situated in Breconshire, Wales, and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM BR217. The monument dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period and served a ritual and funerary function within prehistoric communities of the region. The site comprises a circular cairn structure with associated standing stones, reflecting the ceremonial practices and burial customs of early prehistoric Wales. Such ring cairns typically functioned as ceremonial or burial monuments, often marking significant places within the landscape for successive generations of prehistoric users.
Cairns and Standing Stones on Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR217. View the official record →
Cairns and Standing Stones on Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd is a ring cairn situated in Breconshire, Wales, and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM BR217. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR217.
Cairns and Standing Stones on Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cairns and Standing Stones on Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd 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 BR217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone NE of Capel Rhos (4.8 km), Earthworks SW of Church (5 km), Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-Felin (5.8 km).
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