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Garn Wen Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference BR107. The structure comprises a circular cairn of stacked stones constructed during the Bronze Age as a burial mound for one or more individuals, reflecting the ritual and funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the region. Its positioning in the Brecon Beacons landscape exemplifies the Bronze Age tradition of placing burial cairns in prominent upland locations, likely serving both commemorative and territorial functions within the contemporary settlement pattern. The monument survives as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and the religious beliefs of prehistoric Welsh societies.
Garn Wen Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR107. View the official record →
Garn Wen Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference BR107. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR107.
Garn Wen Round Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Garn Wen 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 BR107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of (6.9 km), Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Stone Circles (7.2 km), Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Round Cairn (7.4 km).
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