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Llethyr Waun-lwyd ring cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The site consists of a cairn constructed from stone, characteristic of ring cairn monuments that served ritual and burial functions during the prehistoric period. Ring cairns of this type typically comprise a circular arrangement of stones, often with an internal chamber or open central space, and date to the Bronze Age when such monuments formed an important part of the funerary landscape of upland Wales. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation SAM BR367, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and ritual behaviour in the Brecon region.
Llethyr Waun-lwyd ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR367. View the official record →
Llethyr Waun-lwyd ring cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR367.
Llethyr Waun-lwyd 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 the UK.
Llethyr Waun-lwyd 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 BR367.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthworks SW of Church (4.6 km), Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-Felin (5 km), Standing Stone NE of Capel Rhos (5.2 km).
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