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Pen Gloch-y-pibwr is a round cairn of prehistoric date located on the western side of Pen Gloch-y-pibwr in Breconshire, Wales. The monument belongs to the class of funerary and ritual structures characteristic of Bronze Age communities in Wales, serving as a burial marker and focal point for ceremonial activity. The cairn comprises a mounded accumulation of stones typical of such monuments, though its present form reflects both its original construction and subsequent disturbance. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric funerary practice in the Brecon Beacons region.
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, cairn on W side of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR306. View the official record →
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr is a round cairn of prehistoric date located on the western side of Pen Gloch-y-pibwr in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR306.
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, cairn on W 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.
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, cairn on W 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 BR306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coed Pentwyn Hillfort (7.7 km), Llangattock Tramroad Inclines (7.7 km), Mynydd Llangattock round cairn (8.5 km).
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