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Maes Clythan Wood cairn is a round cairn situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a funerary and ritual structure, typical of Bronze Age burial practices in Wales. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the designation Cadw SAM BR310, reflecting its significance to the archaeological record of prehistoric Breconshire. Round cairns of this type served as communal or individual burial monuments and represent important evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual behaviour in the upland regions of south Wales.
Maes Clythan Wood cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR310. View the official record →
Maes Clythan Wood cairn is a round cairn situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR310.
Maes Clythan Wood 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.
Maes Clythan Wood 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 BR310.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Caws round cairn (8.3 km), Pant Serthfa round cairn (8.6 km), Pant Serthfa stone row (8.8 km).
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