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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 ritual and funerary practices among Wales's earliest farming communities. The monument comprises an elongated mound of stacked stones characteristic of long cairn construction, a form that dominates the Neolithic funerary landscape of upland Wales and the Marches. Such monuments typically contained burial chambers or cists where the remains of multiple individuals were interred, reflecting communal burial practices and the ceremonial importance placed on the dead within these early agricultural societies. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, Pipton Long Barrow remains significant to the understanding of Neolithic settlement patterns and religious belief systems in the Brecon Beacons region.
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 ritual and funerary practices among Wales's earliest farming communities. 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 the UK.
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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