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Glog Fawr Platform Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary and ritual monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. The site consists of a platform cairn, a constructional form characteristic of upland Wales during the prehistoric period, which typically served ceremonial and burial functions for early communities. Platform cairns of this type represent significant investment in monumental architecture and reflect the ritual practices and social organisation of their respective periods. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation RD201, reflecting its archaeological importance to the understanding of prehistoric Wales.
Glog Fawr Platform Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD201. View the official record →
Glog Fawr Platform Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary and ritual monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD201.
Glog Fawr Platform Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a platform cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Glog Fawr Platform 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 RD201.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hafotau Settlement on Bryn Melys (6 km), Saith-Maen Standing Stones (6.2 km), Gorllwyn round cairns (7.2 km).
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