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Cefn Moel Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, consisting of round cairns constructed during the second millennium BC. The site represents a significant example of prehistoric burial practice in South Wales, with its cairn structures serving as communal or individual repositories for the dead alongside associated ritual deposits. The monument's positioning on elevated terrain reflects the deliberate landscape choices of Bronze Age communities in selecting prominent locations for their funerary monuments. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Cefn Moel Round Barrows contributes to understanding the funerary customs, social organisation and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age Welsh societies.
Cefn Moel Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR125. View the official record →
Cefn Moel Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, consisting of round cairns constructed during the second millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR125.
Cefn Moel Round Barrows dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cefn Moel Round Barrows 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 BR125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pant Serthfa round cairn (7.8 km), Coed Pentwyn Hillfort (8.4 km), Clo Cadno platform cairn (8.5 km).
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