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Pen Trumau Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, and forms part of the archaeological heritage of the Brecon Beacons region. The monument comprises a substantial stone cairn of Bronze Age date, constructed as a funerary and ritual monument typical of upland burial practices in Wales during the second millennium BC. The cairn's physical structure demonstrates the communal labour investment characteristic of prehistoric monumental construction, with stones gathered and heaped to create a prominent landscape feature serving both sepulchral and ceremonial functions. Its designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw register reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practice and ritual behaviour in the Welsh uplands.
Pen Trumau Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR129. View the official record →
Pen Trumau Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, and forms part of the archaeological heritage of the Brecon Beacons region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR129.
Pen Trumau Round Cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pen Trumau Round Cairns 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 BR129.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tretower Shrunken Medieval Settlement (7.9 km), Darren ring cairn (7.9 km), Tretower Castle (8 km).
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