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Castle Bank ring cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The site comprises a ring cairn, a circular arrangement of stones characteristic of ritual and burial practices during the later prehistoric period. Ring cairns of this type typically functioned as ceremonial or funerary monuments, though the specific details of Castle Bank's construction and any burials associated with it reflect broader patterns of Bronze Age mortuary practice in Wales. The monument remains an important record of prehistoric religious and ritual activity in the Radnor region.
Castle Bank ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD228. View the official record →
Castle Bank ring cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD228.
Castle Bank ring cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castle Bank ring 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 RD228.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aberedw Hill Deserted Rural Settlement (5.4 km), Aberedw Hill Round Barrows (5.7 km), Llwyn-y-wrach standing stone (6.1 km).
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