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Two Cairns on Traeth Mawr is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The site comprises two cairns situated on the moorland of Traeth Mawr and dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, representing significant evidence of early burial practices and ritual activity in the upland regions of mid-Wales. These stone monuments would have served as prominent landscape markers and communal or individual burial structures, reflecting the ceremonial and funerary traditions of prehistoric communities in the area. The cairns remain as archaeological evidence of the long history of human activity and ritual practice in the Brecon Beacons region.
Two Cairns on Traeth Mawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR227. View the official record →
Two Cairns on Traeth Mawr is a prehistoric funerary and ritual monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR227.
Two Cairns on Traeth Mawr dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Two Cairns on Traeth Mawr 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 BR227.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nant Mawr Round Cairn (6.2 km), Storey Arms Anti-invasion Defences (6.6 km), Maen Llia Stone (7.8 km).
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