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Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The site comprises round cairns, burial mounds constructed from stone, which represent an important class of prehistoric ritual and funerary remains widespread across upland Wales during the Bronze Age period. These cairns functioned as burial monuments for elite or significant members of the community, reflecting the ceremonial and religious practices of the Bronze Age population. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation BR137, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric mortuary practice and landscape use in the Breconshire region.
Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR137. View the official record →
Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR137.
Cefn Sychbant Round Cairns 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 Sychbant Round Cairns 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 BR137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarren y Bwlch round cairn (7.6 km), Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) (7.6 km), Craig y Bwlch round cairn (7.8 km).
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