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Cwmbrith Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference RD156. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of burial practice common across upland Wales during the second millennium BC. As a round cairn, it would have originally consisted of a mound of stone constructed over one or more burial deposits, serving both as a functional tomb and as a visible territorial or commemorative marker within the landscape. The monument contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age funerary practices in the Radnorshire region.
Cwmbrith Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD156. View the official record →
Cwmbrith Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference RD156. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD156.
Cwmbrith Round Cairn 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.
Cwmbrith Round 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 RD156.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmblaenerw Enclosed Long Hut (8.4 km), Penarth Mount Castle Mound (8.7 km), Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound (9.1 km).
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