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Mynydd Bychan platform cairn is a Neolithic ceremonial monument located in Breconshire, Wales, situated within the upland landscape of the Brecon Beacons region. The structure comprises a substantial platform cairn, a form of ritual monument characteristic of the early Neolithic period, constructed from stone rubble and earth. Such platform cairns typically served religious and ceremonial functions for Neolithic communities, though their precise ritual purpose remains debated amongst archaeologists. The monument's elevated location reflects the practice of positioning significant ritual sites within prominent topographical settings, making it visible across the surrounding landscape and demonstrating the monument's importance to the communities who built and maintained it.
Mynydd Bychan platform cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR320. View the official record →
Mynydd Bychan platform cairn is a Neolithic ceremonial monument located in Breconshire, Wales, situated within the upland landscape of the Brecon Beacons region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR320.
Mynydd Bychan 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.
Mynydd Bychan 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 BR320.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inscribed Stone in Church (8.3 km), Bipartite enclosure 1km SSE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw (8.7 km), Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, platform cairn on S end of (8.8 km).
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