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Prehistoric · Ring Cairn

Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform

Breconshire, Wales
Cadw SAM BR291
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Ring Cairn
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The site comprises a ring cairn, a circular arrangement of stones enclosing a central area, associated with a ritual platform that would have served ceremonial purposes within the prehistoric religious landscape. The monument represents the tradition of monumental burial and ritual practice characteristic of the third and second millennia before the present. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it remains an important example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the Brecon Beacons region.

Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR291. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform?

Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR291.

What period does Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform date from?

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 Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pen Tir Ring Cairn and Ritual Platform?

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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