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Pen Twr ring cairn is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age ritual and funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The site comprises a ring cairn, a circular arrangement of stones characteristic of prehistoric burial practices in Wales, which would have served both funerary and ceremonial functions within its contemporary community. Ring cairns of this type typically date to the later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age periods, representing significant investment in monumental architecture for the commemoration and ritual treatment of the dead. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments register as BR371.
Pen Twr ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR371. View the official record →
Pen Twr ring cairn is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age ritual and funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR371.
Pen Twr ring cairn 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 Twr ring cairn 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 BR371.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Banc Paderau Round Cairn (2 km), Pen-y-Garn-Goch Long Barrow (2.2 km), Fforest Castle Mound (2.4 km).
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