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Pipton Long Barrow is a Neolithic long cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the early Neolithic period and serving as evidence of funerary and ritual practice in prehistoric Wales. The monument consists of a substantial linear mound of stone constructed to cover burial deposits, characteristic of the long barrow tradition that emerged during the fourth millennium before the present. Its physical remains preserve testimony to Neolithic communal burial practices and the monumental architecture undertaken by early farming communities in the Brecon Beacons region. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference Cadw SAM BR029, reflecting its archaeological significance for understanding Neolithic settlement and mortuary ritual in Wales.
Pipton Long Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR029. View the official record →
Pipton Long Barrow is a Neolithic long cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the early Neolithic period and serving as evidence of funerary and ritual practice in prehistoric Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR029.
Pipton Long Barrow dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pipton Long Barrow 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 BR029.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb (5.8 km), Cefn Barn Ringwork (6.1 km), Bwlch Bach a'r Grib, round cairn to SW of (7 km).
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