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Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The cairn represents a burial structure typical of the Bronze Age period, when such mound constructions served as communal or individual sepulchres and formed important elements of the ritual landscape. The site demonstrates the funerary practices and religious beliefs of prehistoric communities in the Welsh uplands, occupying terrain that would have held ceremonial significance for its builders. As a protected scheduled ancient monument, the cairn remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practice in the region.
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 Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. 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 the UK.
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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