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Waun y Gwair Cairn is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period and serving a religious, ritual and funerary function. The monument consists of a roughly circular mound of stones typical of Bronze Age funerary monuments found across the Welsh uplands. Such cairns were constructed over or beside burials and frequently incorporated cremated remains, reflecting the ritual practices of Bronze Age communities. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw listing system, preserving evidence of prehistoric burial customs and ceremonial activity in the Brecon Beacons region.
Waun y Gwair Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR278. View the official record →
Waun y Gwair Cairn is a round cairn located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period and serving a religious, ritual and funerary function. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR278.
Waun y Gwair 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.
Waun y Gwair 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 BR278.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abercanaid haystack boiler (8.7 km), Merthyr Common Round Cairns (8.9 km), Gelligaer Common Roman Road (9.1 km).
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