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Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The cairn represents a form of burial practice typical of the Bronze Age period, when such stone-built mounds were constructed as communal or individual graves, often serving ritual and ceremonial functions within prehistoric communities. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork on the upland landscape, comprising a mounded accumulation of stones characteristic of round cairn construction. As a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw protection, the site remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Brecon Beacons region.
Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR142. View the official record →
Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Round Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR142.
Mynydd Bach-Trecastell 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 the UK.
Mynydd Bach-Trecastell 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 BR142.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Troed Rhiw Wen Prehistoric Standing Stone (5.3 km), Garn Las ring cairn (6 km), Garn Las platform cairn (6.2 km).
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