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Esgair Garn is a ring cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and serving a ritual and funerary function within prehistoric communities. The monument consists of a circular arrangement of stones characteristic of ring cairn construction, a form of ceremonial or burial structure common across upland Wales during this period. Such monuments typically comprised a central open space surrounded by a ring of rubble or stone, and Esgair Garn represents an important example of Bronze Age ceremonial architecture in the Breconshire landscape. The site has been designated for protection under the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monuments scheme, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of prehistoric ritual practice and burial custom.
Esgair Garn ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR363. View the official record →
Esgair Garn is a ring cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age and serving a ritual and funerary function within prehistoric communities. 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 the UK.
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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