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Round Cairn S of Bryn Melin is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age round barrow located in Breconshire, Wales. The monument consists of a circular cairn of stone, characteristic of funerary and ritual structures erected during the prehistoric period across Wales and the broader British Isles. Such cairns typically served as burial monuments for individuals of status within their communities, and often contain evidence of inhumation or cremation deposits, though the specific burial practices at this site reflect the religious and ceremonial beliefs of its period. The cairn's survival into the modern era makes it an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Brecon Beacons region.
Round Cairn S of Bryn Melin is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR108. View the official record →
Round Cairn S of Bryn Melin is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age round barrow located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR108.
Round Cairn S of Bryn Melin dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Round Cairn S of Bryn Melin 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 BR108.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of (6.8 km), Trecastle Mound and Bailey Castle (7.8 km), Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Stone Circles (8 km).
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