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Waun Tincer round cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed over a burial or cremation deposit, representing a widespread tradition of monumental burial practice across prehistoric Britain and Wales. Such round cairns served as enduring markers of the dead and remain significant archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric ritual practices and settlement patterns in the upland regions of South Wales. The monument is now recorded under Cadw's scheduling system as a protected ancient monument.
Waun Tincer round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR342. View the official record →
Waun Tincer round cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR342.
Waun Tincer 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 the UK.
Waun Tincer 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 BR342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two Round Cairns on the Summit of Mynydd-y-Glog (6.4 km), Three Round Cairns on the Southern Side of Mynydd-y-Glog (7 km), Ring Cairn and Round Cairn on Southern Side of Mynydd-y-Glog (7.1 km).
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