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Carneddau Round Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference RD122. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary and ritual site typical of upland burial practices in Wales during this period. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones constructed over a burial chamber or central burial deposit, reflecting the ritual significance placed on elevated burial locations during the Bronze Age. Such round cairns served both as repositories for the deceased and as prominent landscape features marking territories and ceremonial spaces within prehistoric communities.
Carneddau Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD122. View the official record →
Carneddau Round Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference RD122. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD122.
Carneddau 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.
Carneddau 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 RD122.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Builth Castle (3.8 km), Aberedw Hill Deserted Rural Settlement (4.4 km), Aberedw Hill Round Barrows (4.6 km).
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