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Cefn Esgair-carnau Burnt Mound is a prehistoric monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM BR411) by Cadw. The site consists of a mound composed principally of heat-fractured stone and charcoal, characteristics typical of Bronze Age burnt mounds found across Wales and Britain. Such monuments are generally interpreted as the remains of cooking or processing sites where heated stones were used in heated water troughs for food preparation or hide working. The burnt mound at Cefn Esgair-carnau represents evidence of Bronze Age agricultural and subsistence practices in the upland regions of south Wales.
Cefn Esgair-carnau Burnt Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR411. View the official record →
Cefn Esgair-carnau Burnt Mound is a prehistoric monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM BR411) by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR411.
Cefn Esgair-carnau Burnt Mound dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a burnt mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cefn Esgair-carnau Burnt Mound 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 BR411.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pillow Mound at Bryn y Gwyddel (7.8 km), Iron Ore Scours and Patch Workings at Winch Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil (8.5 km), Site of Hirwaun Ironworks (8.8 km).
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