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The Beacons Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference GM280. The site comprises round barrows typical of Bronze Age burial practice, constructed during the second millennium BCE as earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains of the deceased. Such monuments served not only as repositories for the dead but as enduring ritual and ceremonial centres within their contemporary landscape, reflecting the social status and beliefs of Bronze Age communities. The barrows represent an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric funerary customs, settlement patterns and religious practice in Wales during the Bronze Age.
The Beacons Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM280. View the official record →
The Beacons Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference GM280. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM280.
The Beacons Round Barrows dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
The Beacons Round Barrows 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 GM280.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Tal-y-Fan (6.8 km), Stalling Down Round Barrow (9.1 km), Maes-y-Hwyaid Round Barrow (9.1 km).
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