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Mynydd Llangorse Cairn is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving ritual, religious, or funerary functions typical of cairn monuments in this region. The monument consists of a circular stone heap, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in Wales, though cairns of this type were constructed across an extended timespan from the Neolithic through to the Bronze Age. The site's placement on the upland landscape reflects the positioning of such monuments in prominent locations, possibly visible across considerable distances and serving as markers of significant ritual activity or burial. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the cairn remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric funerary practice and landscape use in the Brecon Beacons area.
Mynydd Llangorse Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR059. View the official record →
Mynydd Llangorse Cairn is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving ritual, religious, or funerary functions typical of cairn monuments in this region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR059.
Mynydd Llangorse 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.
Mynydd Llangorse 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 BR059.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twyn Disgwylfa platform cairn (8.4 km), Carreg Waun Llech Prehistoric Standing Stone (8.7 km), Carreg Wen Fawr y Rugos cairn cemetery (9.3 km).
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