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Twyn Cerrig-Cadarn Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a significant example of round barrow construction characteristic of that period. It consists of a mound of stones built over a burial or cremation deposit, reflecting the ritual and funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the Welsh uplands. The monument survives as an earthwork and stone structure that contributes to the archaeological landscape of the Brecon Beacons region and provides evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial customs in medieval Wales's borderland territory.
Twyn Cerrig-Cadarn Round Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR105. View the official record →
Twyn Cerrig-Cadarn Round Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR105.
Twyn Cerrig-Cadarn Round Cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Twyn Cerrig-Cadarn 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 BR105.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Cairn 800m SW of Gwar-y-Felin (4.3 km), Maen Richard Prehistoric Standing Stone (4.3 km), Corn y Fan Camp (4.9 km).
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