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Carn Caws is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving a funerary and ritual function. The monument consists of a circular heap of stones constructed during the Bronze Age, typical of burial cairns found across the Welsh uplands. Its designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric burial practices and ritual activity in the Brecon Beacons region. The cairn represents the material remains of communities who inhabited these high moorland areas in antiquity, preserving evidence of their funerary customs and landscape use.
Carn Caws round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR355. View the official record →
Carn Caws is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving a funerary and ritual function. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR355.
Carn Caws round cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Carn Caws round 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 BR355.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trefil Tramroad (4.5 km), Twyn Bryn March round cairn (4.5 km), Twyn Ceilog Round Cairn (4.8 km).
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