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Cefn Cul ring cairn is a Prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference BR335. The ring cairn belongs to the Bronze Age period and comprises a circular arrangement of stones characteristic of this monument type, which typically functioned as a burial marker or ritual site. Ring cairns of this class represent an important funerary tradition in upland Wales during the later Prehistoric period, and this example contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the Brecon Beacons region. The monument's surviving physical structure reflects the stone-built construction methods employed in Prehistoric Wales for marking significant burial or ceremonial locations.
Cefn Cul ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR335. View the official record →
Cefn Cul ring cairn is a Prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference BR335. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR335.
Cefn Cul 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.
Cefn Cul 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 BR335.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cribarth Limestone Quarries and Tramroads (5.1 km), Pillow Mounds at Pant Mawr (6.3 km), Round Cairn NW of Blaen-Nedd Isaf (6.6 km).
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