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Esgair Beddau cairns is a Bronze Age round cairn located in Radnorshire, Wales. The monument consists of a substantial rubble mound characteristic of funerary monuments from the Bronze Age period, constructed as a burial structure and ritual ceremonial site. The cairn's position in the upland landscape reflects the typical placement of such monuments during the second millennium BC. Scheduled as an ancient monument under the Welsh heritage protection system, Esgair Beddau represents an important example of Radnorshire's prehistoric burial traditions and funerary practices.
Esgair Beddau cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD216. View the official record →
Esgair Beddau cairns is a Bronze Age round cairn located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD216.
Esgair Beddau 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.
Esgair Beddau 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 RD216.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone above Craig Rhiwnant (7.8 km), Prehistoric Enclosure & Settlement Site on Craig y Llysiau (8 km), Nant-y-Garw Lead Mine (8.4 km).
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