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Pen Gloch-y-pibwr is a platform cairn situated at the southern end of a hill in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period. The monument consists of a constructed platform with cairn material, representative of ritual and funerary practices characteristic of Neolithic and Bronze Age communities in Wales. Platform cairns of this type served ceremonial and burial functions within prehistoric societies, though the specific dating and stratigraphic sequence at this site would require archaeological investigation to establish with precision. The site is protected under the Welsh heritage designation system and remains of interest for understanding the distribution and character of prehistoric ritual monuments across the Brecon Beacons region.
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, platform cairn on S end of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR307. View the official record →
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr is a platform cairn situated at the southern end of a hill in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR307.
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, platform cairn on S end of dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a platform cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, platform cairn on S end 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 BR307.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llangattock Tramroad Inclines (7.1 km), Mynydd Llangattock round cairn (7.8 km), Defended Enclosure 350m NNW of Ty-Uchaf (8.2 km).
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