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Gurnos ring cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The structure comprises a circular arrangement of stones forming a ring cairn, a type of ritual monument characteristic of the Bronze Age period in Britain and Wales. Ring cairns served ceremonial and funerary functions within prehistoric communities, likely associated with burial practices and the commemoration of the dead. The site is recorded in the Cadw schedule of ancient monuments under the reference SAM BR385, reflecting its recognised archaeological and historical importance as evidence of Bronze Age religious and funerary practices in the region.
Gurnos ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR385. View the official record →
Gurnos ring cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR385.
Gurnos ring cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gurnos ring 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 BR385.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn round cairn (3.1 km), Bryn ring cairn (3.1 km), Earthworks SW of Church (4.9 km).
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