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Two Cairns on Fan Foel is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument consists of two discrete cairn structures situated on elevated moorland, representing a funerary and ritual landscape typical of Bronze Age burial practice in Wales. Round cairns of this period commonly served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and functioned as focal points for ceremonial activity. The site exemplifies the wider tradition of cairn construction found across upland Wales during the Bronze Age, reflecting patterns of settlement, resource use, and spiritual belief among prehistoric communities in the region.
Two Cairns on Fan Foel is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR275. View the official record →
Two Cairns on Fan Foel is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR275.
Two Cairns on Fan Foel dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Two Cairns on Fan Foel 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 BR275.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craig-y-Rhiwarth Hillfort (6.7 km), Saith Maen (6.7 km), Hut Circle West of Saith Maen (7 km).
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