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Wern Frank Wood round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference BR319. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of burial practice typical of that period in Wales, when communal and individual interments were marked by stone heaps constructed over graves. The monument's physical form consists of a circular pile of stones, characteristic of round cairns from this era, though its precise dimensions and state of preservation would reflect the specific topographical and geological conditions of its Breconshire location.
Wern Frank Wood round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR319. View the official record →
Wern Frank Wood round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference BR319. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR319.
Wern Frank Wood 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.
Wern Frank Wood 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 BR319.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen Allt-mawr platform cairn (8.9 km), Pen Tir, cairn on S end of (9 km), Coed y Gaer (9.3 km).
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