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Esgair Garn is a Bronze Age ring cairn situated in Breconshire, Wales. The monument comprises a circular or sub-circular arrangement of stones characteristic of ring cairn construction, a funerary and ritual monument type found across prehistoric Britain and Ireland. Ring cairns of this period typically functioned as ceremonial or burial sites, often associated with Bronze Age communities and their ritual practices. The site is recorded under Cadw's scheduled ancient monument designation SAM BR363, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance to the understanding of prehistoric Wales.
Esgair Garn ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR363. View the official record →
Esgair Garn is a Bronze Age ring cairn situated in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR363.
Esgair Garn ring cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Esgair Garn ring 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 BR363.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garn Wen round cairn (4.1 km), Cerrig Cedny round cairn (4.4 km), Carn Twrch round cairn (4.5 km).
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