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Fan Frynych kerb cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated in Breconshire, Wales. The site consists of a cairn defined by a kerb of stones, a construction method characteristic of funerary monuments from the prehistoric period in Britain and Wales. Such kerbed cairns functioned as repositories for the dead and likely served ritual and ceremonial purposes within their contemporary communities. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the upland regions of Breconshire.
Fan Frynych kerb cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR329. View the official record →
Fan Frynych kerb cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR329.
Fan Frynych kerb cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a kerb cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fan Frynych kerb 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 BR329.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glog Las round cairn (8.8 km), Cefn Esgair-carnau Burnt Mound (9 km), Castell Coch (9.1 km).
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