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Round Cairn 315m S of Upper Wenallt is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Monmouthshire, Wales. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a significant example of the ritual and burial practices of that period. The monument consists of a mounded accumulation of stones constructed over a burial or burials, typical of the round cairn tradition in Wales during the second millennium BC. As a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the care of Cadw, the site preserves important archaeological evidence of Bronze Age funerary custom and territorial occupation in the landscape.
Round Cairn 315m S of Upper Wenallt is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM046. View the official record →
Round Cairn 315m S of Upper Wenallt is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM046.
Round Cairn 315m S of Upper Wenallt dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Round Cairn 315m S of Upper Wenallt 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 MM046.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Croes Carn Einion Roman Site (4.2 km), Coed y Defaid Camp (4.7 km), Ruperra Castle lower summerhouse remains (5.1 km).
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