What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Clearance Cairn, Cefn Yr Ystrad VIII as Clearance Cairn from the Prehistoric 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 VIII is a prehistoric clearance cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early agricultural activity and land clearance practices in the region.
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Places near here
Brecon Mountain Railway beside Pontsticill ReservoirMountain or hill · 439 yd
Brecon Mountain Railway at PonsticillMountain or hill · 463 yd
Three tracks into one, Pontsticill railway stationHeritage place · 506 yd
Queuing to cross the streamChurch, cross or graveyard · 562 yd
Railway Museum, PontsticillHeritage place · 626 yd
Pontsticill Junction Signal Box, Pontsticill Station, Brecon & Merthyr Railway; Pontsticill Junction Signal Box, Pontsticill Station, Brecon Mountain RailwaySignal Box · 658 yd
Christmas tree at Pontsticill StationHeritage place · 663 yd
Ancient stone-walled enclosuresStanding or carved stone · 929 yd
Dam and valve tower at PontsticillCastle, fort or tower · 988 yd
The valve tower and overflow weir at Pontsticill ReservoirCastle, fort or tower · 1002 yd
Forest clearance west of Pontsticill ReservoirForest or wood · 1173 yd
Twynau GwynionMountain / peak · 1.2 mi