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Garth cairn cemetery is a prehistoric round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, serving as a funerary monument of Bronze Age date. The site comprises a substantial circular mound of stone and earth constructed as a burial place, typical of the ceremonial and ritual landscape established across Wales during the Bronze Age period. The cairn represents evidence of communal or elite burial practices and the religious significance attached to monumental funerary architecture in prehistoric society. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection (SAM BR366), the site preserves important archaeological evidence of Bronze Age mortuary customs and settlement patterns in the Brecon Beacons region.
Garth cairn cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR366. View the official record →
Garth cairn cemetery is a prehistoric round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, serving as a funerary monument of Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR366.
Garth cairn cemetery 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.
Garth cairn cemetery 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 BR366.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr (2.7 km), Earthworks SW of Church (5.1 km), Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-Felin (5.4 km).
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