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Garn Wen is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period and serving a religious, ritual and funerary function. The monument consists of a mound of stones typical of cairn construction from this era, built to mark and contain burial deposits or to serve ceremonial purposes within the local Bronze Age or earlier community. The site is protected under the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) designation BR386, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric burial practice and ritual activity in the Brecon Beacons region.
Garn Wen round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR386. View the official record →
Garn Wen is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period and serving a religious, ritual and funerary function. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR386.
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 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 BR386.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen Twr ring cairn (1.3 km), Fforest Castle Mound (2 km), Pen-y-Garn-Goch Long Barrow (3.5 km).
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