© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Round Barrow SW of Maen Llia is a ring cairn of Bronze Age date located in Breconshire, Wales. The monument consists of a circular arrangement of stones typical of ring cairn construction, a funerary form that served both burial and ritual purposes during the Bronze Age. Its proximity to the standing stone known as Maen Llia suggests it formed part of a wider Bronze Age ritual landscape in the Brecon Beacons region. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Welsh heritage designation system.
Round Barrow SW of Maen Llia is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR163. View the official record →
Round Barrow SW of Maen Llia is a ring cairn of Bronze Age date located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR163.
Round Barrow SW of Maen Llia dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Round Barrow SW of Maen Llia 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 BR163.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nant-Maden Round Cairn (9.6 km), Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System (9.7 km), Wernlas ring cairn and cairnfield (10.1 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Round Barrow SW of Maen Llia