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Gilwern Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a burial structure, typical of Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary practices in Wales. Such cairns served as enduring markers of burial sites and functioned within the ritual landscape of their communities. The monument is recorded in the Cadw register of archaeological monuments as a significant prehistoric site reflecting the funerary traditions of Bronze Age Wales.
Gilwern Hill round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD239. View the official record →
Gilwern Hill round cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD239.
Gilwern Hill 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.
Gilwern Hill 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 RD239.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmblaenerw House Platforms (7.4 km), Aberedw Hill Deserted Rural Settlement (8.8 km), Cefn Wylfre Stone Circle and Round Barrow (9 km).
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