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Ring Cairn on Waun Gunllwch is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary and ritual monument situated on upland moorland in Breconshire, Wales. The site consists of a circular or sub-circular arrangement of stones forming a ring cairn, a monument type characteristic of the later Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods in Britain and Ireland. The monument is scheduled as an ancient monument of national importance under the Cadw designation SAM BR181. Ring cairns of this type typically served ritual and funerary functions, though the specific burial practices and ceremonial activities conducted at this site remain indicative of the broader patterns of prehistoric monument construction in Welsh upland regions.
Ring Cairn on Waun Gunllwch is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR181. View the official record →
Ring Cairn on Waun Gunllwch is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary and ritual monument situated on upland moorland in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR181.
Ring Cairn on Waun Gunllwch 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 Waun Gunllwch 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 BR181.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twyn-y-Gaer (5.9 km), Moated Site E of Pont-y-Bat Wood (8.3 km), Moated Site 800m NE of Felinfach (8.5 km).
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