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Twyn Bryn Glas is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference GM561. The monument dates to the Bronze Age, a period when such cairns served as prominent funerary and ritual structures across the Welsh landscape. Round cairns of this type typically comprised stone heaps raised over burial deposits and functioned as communal or individual sepulchres, often accompanied by ceremonial practices. The site represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age burial customs and the ritual landscape of prehistoric Wales.
Twyn Bryn Glas round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM561. View the official record →
Twyn Bryn Glas is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference GM561. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM561.
Twyn Bryn Glas 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 Britain.
Twyn Bryn Glas 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 GM561.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown (8.1 km), Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare (8.2 km), Gwersyll (8.7 km).
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