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Nant-Maden Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and consists of a mound of stones constructed over a burial or burials, representing a type of mortuary practice common across upland Wales during this period. The monument survives as an earthwork and stone monument that demonstrates the funerary practices and ritual beliefs of Bronze Age communities in the Brecon Beacons region. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it forms part of the broader archaeological record of prehistoric ritual and burial landscapes in Wales.
Nant-Maden Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR156. View the official record →
Nant-Maden Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR156.
Nant-Maden 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.
Nant-Maden 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 BR156.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown (7.4 km), Tarren y Bwlch round cairn (7.5 km), Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare (7.6 km).
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