What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Abercriban Cairn (2) as Round Barrow from the Bronze Age period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Bronze Age round barrow; a type of burial mound typically associated with single inhumations and found across Britain and Ireland. Its presence indicates early ceremonial or funerary activity in the region.
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Places near here
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Loco No. 2, Brecon Mountain RailwayMountain or hill · 394 yd
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Locomotive number 2 at Pontsticill railway stationHeritage place · 415 yd
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Old stone bridge below Pontsticill ReservoirStanding or carved stone · 1064 yd
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