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Mynydd y Garn is a round cairn situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving a funerary and ritual function. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones typical of cairn construction, built to mark and enclose a burial or burials of Bronze Age or possibly late Neolithic date. Such cairns represent an important element of the prehistoric ritual landscape of the upland regions of South Wales, reflecting the community practices of monument building and ancestor veneration characteristic of their period.
Mynydd y Garn round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR345. View the official record →
Mynydd y Garn is a round cairn situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving a funerary and ritual function. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR345.
Mynydd y Garn 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 y Garn 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 BR345.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring Cairn and Round Cairn on Southern Side of Mynydd-y-Glog (6 km), Glynneath Gunpowder Works (7 km), Dinas Silica Mine (7 km).
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