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Round Cairn SE of Maen Llia is a prehistoric burial monument located in Breconshire, Wales, situated in the upland landscape southeast of the standing stone known as Maen Llia. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary and ritual site typical of its period, when such stone-built mounds served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and functioned as focal points for ceremonial activity. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones, characteristic of round cairn construction from this era. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw designation SAM BR261, it contributes to the archaeological evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Brecon Beacons region.
Round Cairn SE of Maen Llia is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR261. View the official record →
Round Cairn SE of Maen Llia is a prehistoric burial monument located in Breconshire, Wales, situated in the upland landscape southeast of the standing stone known as Maen Llia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR261.
Round Cairn SE of Maen Llia 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 SE 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 BR261.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn yr Arian Cairn (6.6 km), Cader Fawr Round Cairn (8.4 km), Cadair Fawr settlement (8.9 km).
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