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Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic long cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference Cadw SAM BR175. The monument comprises a chambered burial structure characteristic of the Neolithic period, when such monuments served as communal burial places and ritual centres for farming communities. The site retains its basic cairn structure, though like many such monuments it has suffered erosion and disturbance over the millennia. As a chambered long cairn, Penywyrlod represents an important class of monumental funerary architecture that is concentrated in Wales and the wider Atlantic seaboard of Europe, reflecting both the religious beliefs and social organisation of Neolithic societies.
Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR175. View the official record →
Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic long cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference Cadw SAM BR175. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR175.
Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb 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 BR175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffynnon Las Round Cairn I (8.1 km), Ffynnon Las Bronze Age Ritual Complex (8.5 km), Cefn Moel Round Houses (8.5 km).
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