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Garn Wen round cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The cairn consists of a mound of stone constructed over a burial or ritual deposit, representing a form of monumental burial practice characteristic of prehistoric upland communities in Wales. Its designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of ritual and funerary practices during the Prehistoric period. The monument survives as a visible landscape feature on the Breconshire uplands, preserving information about prehistoric settlement patterns and religious observance in this region.
Garn Wen round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR364. View the official record →
Garn Wen round cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR364.
Garn Wen 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 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 BR364.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abererbwll Roman fort (4.5 km), Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant (4.7 km), Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to ESE of (4.9 km).
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