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The Beacons Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM280. The site comprises round barrows typical of Bronze Age burial practice in Britain, dating to approximately 2000–1000 BCE, when such earthworks served as prominent markers for elite and community burials across the landscape. These barrows would originally have contained inhumations or cremations, along with grave goods reflecting the ritual and social significance of the deceased. The monument represents an important surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture and continues to be of archaeological significance for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial customs in Wales.
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 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 the UK.
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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