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Worsell Wood cairn cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, comprising a cluster of round cairns that served as burial structures during the second millennium BC. The site exemplifies the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the Welsh uplands, where cairns functioned as communal or family burial monuments within the landscape. The cairns at Worsell Wood represent the archaeological remains of ritual and funerary activity characteristic of the Bronze Age period in this region. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation system, reflecting its significance to the understanding of prehistoric mortuary practices in Wales.
Worsell Wood cairn cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD151. View the official record →
Worsell Wood cairn cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales, comprising a cluster of round cairns that served as burial structures during the second millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD151.
Worsell Wood cairn cemetery dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Worsell Wood cairn cemetery 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 RD151.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Twts (3 km), Huntington Castle (4 km), Turret Castle (4.4 km).
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