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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 typical of Bronze Age burial practices. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a covering for an inhumation burial or cremation deposit, representing a widespread tradition of monumental commemoration practised across upland Wales during the second millennium BCE. The site's location on elevated terrain reflects the typical siting of such cairns in prominent positions within the Bronze Age landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Mynydd y Garn contributes to the archaeological record of funerary practices and settlement patterns in the medieval Welsh borderlands during prehistory.
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 typical of Bronze Age burial practices. 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 Britain.
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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