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Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of, is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference BR403. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents the ritual and funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the upland regions of mid-Wales. As a round cairn, it consists of a mound of stones constructed over a burial or burials, serving as both a functional tomb and a visible territorial marker within the landscape. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary behaviour and settlement patterns in the Brecon Beacons area.
Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR403. View the official record →
Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of, is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference BR403. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR403.
Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of 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 BR403.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trecastle Mound and Bailey Castle (1.5 km), Castell-Du, Sennybridge (3 km), Early Christian Inscribed Stone in Defynnog Church (3.7 km).
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