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Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform is a prehistoric ritual and funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM BR291. The site comprises a ring cairn, a circular or sub-circular arrangement of stones typically associated with Bronze Age burial practices, alongside evidence of ritual activity. The monument reflects the religious and funerary practices of prehistoric communities, likely dating to the Bronze Age period when such cairn monuments were constructed across Wales and the broader British landscape. The combination of burial cairn and ritual platform suggests this location served multiple ceremonial functions within the prehistoric landscape.
Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR291. View the official record →
Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform is a prehistoric ritual and funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM BR291. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR291.
Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform 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 BR291.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twyn Disgwylfa platform cairn (8.1 km), Carreg Waun Llech Prehistoric Standing Stone (8.4 km), Garn Coch (9 km).
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