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Three Wells Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MM303. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents the type of burial structure commonly constructed during this period across Britain and Ireland. Such round cairns functioned as communal or individual burial monuments and often contained stone cists or other interment features, serving as enduring markers of ritual and religious significance within the Bronze Age landscape. The monument's survival to the present day contributes to understanding prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Welsh archaeological record.
Three Wells Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM303. View the official record →
Three Wells Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MM303. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM303.
Three Wells 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 the UK.
Three Wells 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 MM303.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Clawdd Castle Mound (3.7 km), Remains of St Michael's Chapel and Skirrid Fawr Defended Enclosure (5.8 km), St. Cadoc's Churchyard Cross, Llangattock Lingoed (5.9 km).
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