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Ring Cairn on Garn Lwyd is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The cairn comprises a circular arrangement of stones forming a ring structure, characteristic of ring cairns dating to the prehistoric period. Such monuments typically served ritual and funerary functions within their communities, though the specific dating and original form of this example may have been modified by subsequent land use. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation SAM BR214, reflecting its archaeological significance to understanding prehistoric burial practices and ritual landscapes in the Brecon Beacons region.
Ring Cairn on Garn Lwyd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR214. View the official record →
Ring Cairn on Garn Lwyd is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR214.
Ring Cairn on Garn Lwyd dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ring Cairn on Garn Lwyd 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 BR214.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gorllwyn round cairns (3 km), Gurnos ring cairn (4 km), Darren round cairn (5.3 km).
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