© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Carn y Bugail and Carn Felen is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM BR277. The monument dates to the prehistoric period and served ritual, religious, and funerary functions characteristic of cairn construction in Bronze Age Wales. The site comprises two distinct cairn structures, reflecting the monumental burial practices and ceremonial landscape of its era. Such cairns typically represent communal or elite burial deposits and indicate sustained territorial occupation and ritual activity during the Bronze Age.
Carn y Bugail and Carn Felen is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR277. View the official record →
Carn y Bugail and Carn Felen is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM BR277. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR277.
Carn y Bugail and Carn Felen dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Carn y Bugail and Carn Felen 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 BR277.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Merthyr Tramroad Tunnel (Trevithick's Tunnel) (9.3 km), Cyfarthfa Canal Level (9.4 km), Cwm Glo Chapel (9.7 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Carn y Bugail and Carn Felen