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Pen Tir is a Bronze Age round cairn located at the southern end of Pen Tir in Breconshire, Wales. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones constructed during the prehistoric period as a funerary and ritual monument, typical of Bronze Age burial practices in Wales. The cairn would originally have served as a burial marker and focus for ritual activity, though its current state and detailed archaeological record require reference to specialist survey data for precise measurements and condition assessment. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation SAM BR308.
Pen Tir, cairn on S end of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR308. View the official record →
Pen Tir is a Bronze Age round cairn located at the southern end of Pen Tir in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR308.
Pen Tir, cairn on S end 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 Tir, 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 BR308.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coed Pentwyn Hillfort (8.3 km), Llangattock Tramroad Inclines (8.6 km), Hen Castell (8.7 km).
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