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Ffostyll Long Barrows is a Neolithic chambered long barrow located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork with an associated stone chamber that served funerary and ritual functions characteristic of early agricultural communities in prehistoric Wales. Its construction and use reflect the monumental building practices and communal burial traditions of Neolithic society, making it an important archaeological record of this formative period in Welsh prehistory. The site remains a significant example of megalithic architecture in the Brecon Beacons region.
Ffostyll Long Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR002. View the official record →
Ffostyll Long Barrows is a Neolithic chambered long barrow located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR002.
Ffostyll Long Barrows dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered long barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ffostyll Long Barrows 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 BR002.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Troed Long Barrow (6.7 km), Enclosure on Cockit Hill (7.4 km), Enclosure West of Sorgwm (7.6 km).
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