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Two Round Cairns at Onllwyn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Powys, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference GM529. The monument comprises two distinct circular mounds of stone, typical of Bronze Age funerary practices in Wales, constructed to serve as burial monuments and focal points for ritual activity. Round cairns of this type generally date to the Bronze Age, approximately 2200 to 700 BC, and functioned as repositories for cremated and inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The site represents the continuation of ritual funerary traditions established during the Neolithic period and reflects the significance accorded to the dead in prehistoric Welsh communities.
Two Round Cairns at Onllwyn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM529. View the official record →
Two Round Cairns at Onllwyn is a prehistoric round cairn located in Powys, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference GM529. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM529.
Two Round Cairns at Onllwyn 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 Round Cairns at Onllwyn 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 GM529.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown (6 km), Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare (6 km), Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) (6.6 km).
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