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Nant y Gro is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period and serving a funerary and ritual function. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones constructed as a burial monument, characteristic of cairn construction practices in Bronze Age Wales. Such cairns typically contained central burial deposits and were often associated with wider ritual landscapes. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM BR398, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric mortuary practice in the Brecon Beacons region.
Nant y Gro round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR398. View the official record →
Nant y Gro is a round cairn located 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 BR398.
Nant y Gro 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 y Gro 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 BR398.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gorllwyn round cairns (3.7 km), Gurnos ring cairn (4.5 km), Darren round cairn (6 km).
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