Scheduled MonumentsWalesPen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of
Prehistoric · Round Cairn

Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of

Breconshire, Wales
Cadw SAM BR304
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
The designation
Reference
Cadw SAM BR304
Authority
Cadw
Designated
2006-02-03
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pen Cerrig-calch is a round cairn located on the north-west side of a hill in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period. The monument consists of a roughly circular mound of stones, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary cairns constructed across the upland regions of South Wales during the second millennium BCE. The site served ritual and funerary purposes, likely functioning as a burial monument for local communities during prehistoric times. The cairn is recorded in the Cadw schedule of ancient monuments as SAM BR304, reflecting its archaeological and cultural significance within the landscape of Breconshire.

Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR304. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of?

Pen Cerrig-calch is a round cairn located on the north-west side of a hill in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR304.

What period does Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of date from?

Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of?

Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of 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 BR304.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended Enclosure 350m NNW of Ty-Uchaf (7.1 km), Mynydd Llangattock round cairn (7.3 km), Waun Cyrn round cairn (7.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of

Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on NW side of

KenchesterRoman town · ~18.8 milesCaerphilly CastleArchaeological site · ~22.3 miles