What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Clearance Cairn, Cefn Yr Ystrad II as Clearance Cairn from the Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Clearance Cairn, Cefn Yr Ystrad II is a Post Medieval clearance cairn, typically formed from stones gathered during land clearance for agriculture. Its significance lies in reflecting historical land-use practices rather than prehistoric ritual or funerary activity.
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Places near here
Queuing to cross the streamChurch, cross or graveyard · 280 yd
A well-earned breakHeritage place · 483 yd
Brecon Mountain Railway beside Pontsticill ReservoirMountain or hill · 569 yd
Ancient stone-walled enclosuresStanding or carved stone · 638 yd
Brecon Mountain Railway, running alongside Pontsticill ReservoirMountain or hill · 679 yd
Pontsticill Inscribed Stone; Cwm Criban Inscribed StoneInscribed Stone · 694 yd
Railway Museum, PontsticillHeritage place · 916 yd
Christmas tree at Pontsticill StationHeritage place · 952 yd
Dam and valve tower at PontsticillCastle, fort or tower · 1276 yd
The valve tower and overflow weir at Pontsticill ReservoirCastle, fort or tower · 1281 yd
Forest clearance west of Pontsticill ReservoirForest or wood · 1439 yd
Twynau GwynionMountain / peak · 1.3 mi