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Pen Cerrig-calch is a Prehistoric round cairn located on the southern side of a hill in Breconshire, Wales. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary and ritual structure typical of upland burial practice in prehistoric Wales. The cairn comprises a mound of stones constructed over a burial deposit, reflecting the ceremonial importance placed on elite or communal commemoration during this period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it forms part of the wider landscape of Bronze Age funerary monuments preserved across the Brecon Beacons region.
Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on S side of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR303. View the official record →
Pen Cerrig-calch is a Prehistoric round cairn located on the southern side of a hill in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR303.
Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on S 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 Britain.
Pen Cerrig-calch, cairn on S 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 BR303.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Waun Cyrn round cairn (7.7 km), Twr Pen-cyrn round cairns (7.9 km), Mynydd Pen-cyrn round cairn (8 km).
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