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Tarren y Bwlch is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM GM565. The monument belongs to the Bronze Age period and represents a funerary structure typical of the second millennium BCE, when such cairns served as burial monuments and ritual centres for local communities. The cairn's physical form consists of a mound of stone gathered and heaped over one or more burials, a construction method characteristic of upland Bronze Age funerary practice in Wales. As a round cairn, the site exemplifies the ritual and ceremonial significance placed upon the dead during this prehistoric period, when such monuments served as permanent markers in the landscape and focal points for community memory and identity.
Tarren y Bwlch round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM565. View the official record →
Tarren y Bwlch is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM GM565. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM565.
Tarren y Bwlch round cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tarren y Bwlch round 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 GM565.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarren Maerdy cairn (E) (7.1 km), Mynydd Maendy Hillfort (7.9 km), Earthwork 360m NNE of Crug yr Avan (8 km).
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