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Sand Hill ring cairn is a Prehistoric funerary monument situated in Breconshire, Wales, comprising a circular arrangement of stones typical of ring cairn construction. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of ritual burial architecture employed during this period across the Welsh uplands. Ring cairns of this type functioned as communal or individual burial sites, with their distinctive circular plan serving both practical and ceremonial purposes within prehistoric communities. The site is formally designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference SAM BR332, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the Brecon Beacons region.
Sand Hill ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR332. View the official record →
Sand Hill ring cairn is a Prehistoric funerary monument situated in Breconshire, Wales, comprising a circular arrangement of stones typical of ring cairn construction. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR332.
Sand Hill ring cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Sand Hill ring cairn 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 BR332.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pillow Mounds at Pant Mawr (2.6 km), Dyffryn Nedd (3.3 km), Carn yr Arian Cairn (5.1 km).
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