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Tyle-mawr round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed over a burial or burials, representing a form of monumental commemoration characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in Wales. Such round cairns were typically built during the second millennium before the common era and served as enduring markers of the dead within the landscape. The monument is now recorded under Cadw's archaeological schedule as a protected heritage asset, reflecting its significance to understanding prehistoric Welsh funerary traditions and social organisation.
Tyle-mawr round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR340. View the official record →
Tyle-mawr round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR340.
Tyle-mawr 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.
Tyle-mawr 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 BR340.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garn Las ring cairn (5.6 km), Garn Las platform cairn (5.8 km), Waunewydd standing stone (5.9 km).
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