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Cefn Moel Round Cairn III is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, forming part of a cairn cemetery on the Cefn Moel upland. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents the ritual and burial practices of prehistoric communities in the Welsh uplands. As a round cairn, it comprises a mounded structure of stones constructed over or around burials, typical of Bronze Age funerary architecture in Britain. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument under Cadw protection, reflecting its archaeological significance for understanding prehistoric mortuary customs and landscape use in the Brecon Beacons region.
Cefn Moel Round Cairn III is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR292. View the official record →
Cefn Moel Round Cairn III is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, forming part of a cairn cemetery on the Cefn Moel upland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR292.
Cefn Moel Round Cairn III 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.
Cefn Moel Round Cairn III 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 BR292.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carreg Waun Llech Prehistoric Standing Stone (7.5 km), Carreg Wen Fawr y Rugos cairn cemetery (7.9 km), Carn Caws, round cairn to N of (8.4 km).
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