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Garn Fawr round cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, situated within the upland landscape characteristic of prehistoric ritual sites in the region. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones constructed over a burial deposit, reflecting the communal or individual interment practices of its period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it represents an important example of prehistoric funerary architecture within the Brecon Beacons area, where such cairns served both commemorative and ceremonial functions within Bronze Age society. The monument's survival on the upland terrain demonstrates the significance of elevated locations in prehistoric burial practice and religious observance in Wales.
Garn Fawr round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR322. View the official record →
Garn Fawr round cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, situated within the upland landscape characteristic of prehistoric ritual sites in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR322.
Garn Fawr round cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Garn Fawr round 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 BR322.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Afon Sirhowy hut circle (3.2 km), Sirhowy Ironworks, Site of (5.4 km), Rhymney Upper Furnace (6.2 km).
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