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Garn Wen is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, and represents a funerary monument of prehistoric date. The structure consists of a circular accumulation of stones typical of Bronze Age burial practices in Wales, though the exact dating and original extent of the cairn require archaeological assessment. Such monuments served ritual and funerary functions within Bronze Age communities, acting as focal points for burial rites and potentially serving commemorative purposes for the dead. The site is now recorded under Cadw's scheduling system as a protected ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance within the wider prehistoric landscape of 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, and represents a funerary monument of prehistoric date. 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 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 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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