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Garn Coch is a chambered long cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a substantial stone cairn constructed over a burial chamber, following the architectural traditions of megalithic communal burial practices prevalent in Wales during the fourth and third millennia before Christ. The site represents an important example of early funerary architecture and testifies to the ritual and ceremonial practices of Neolithic communities in the Brecon Beacons region. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Garn Coch preserves evidence of prehistoric religious belief and social organisation among Wales's earliest settled populations.
Garn Coch is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR028. View the official record →
Garn Coch is a chambered long cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR028.
Garn Coch dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Garn Coch 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 BR028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brake Engine on Hill Pits Tramroad Incline (8.4 km), Pwll Du Tunnel (8.5 km), Iron and coal patching at Pen-ffordd-goch (8.7 km).
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