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Mynydd Pen-y-fal round cairns are Bronze Age funerary monuments situated on high ground in Breconshire, Wales. The site comprises multiple round cairns, which served as burial structures typical of the Bronze Age period, reflecting the ritual and funerary practices of prehistoric communities in South Wales. These monuments would have functioned as enduring markers of burial sites and repositories for cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The location on elevated terrain was characteristic of Bronze Age cairn placement, offering visibility across the landscape and suggesting the social prominence of those interred at the site.
Mynydd Pen-y-fal round cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR318. View the official record →
Mynydd Pen-y-fal round cairns are Bronze Age funerary monuments situated on high ground in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR318.
Mynydd Pen-y-fal round cairns 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 Pen-y-fal round cairns 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 BR318.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron and coal patching at Pen-ffordd-goch (8.7 km), Coal and Iron Ore Workings West of Abergavenny Road, Blaenavon (8.7 km), Limekiln and Quarries at Craig-yr-Hafod (8.7 km).
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