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Garn Coch is a Neolithic chambered long cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a substantial stone cairn constructed to cover a burial chamber, representing a funerary and ritual monument typical of early agricultural communities in Wales during the fourth and third millennia BCE. The site is officially designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, reflecting its significance as evidence of Neolithic burial practices and social organization. Chambered cairns of this type served both practical functions as burial monuments and ceremonial purposes within Neolithic societies, often used for communal interments over extended periods.
Garn Coch is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR028. View the official record →
Garn Coch is a Neolithic 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 Britain.
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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