What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Clearance Cairn, Cefn Yr Ystrad X 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 X is a prehistoric clearance cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its role as evidence of early land clearance and agricultural activity in the region.
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Places near here
Queuing to cross the streamChurch, cross or graveyard · 401 yd
Brecon Mountain Railway beside Pontsticill ReservoirMountain or hill · 440 yd
Brecon Mountain Railway, running alongside Pontsticill ReservoirMountain or hill · 545 yd
A well-earned breakHeritage place · 580 yd
Railway Museum, PontsticillHeritage place · 771 yd
Ancient stone-walled enclosuresStanding or carved stone · 773 yd
Pontsticill Junction Signal Box, Pontsticill Station, Brecon & Merthyr Railway; Pontsticill Junction Signal Box, Pontsticill Station, Brecon Mountain RailwaySignal Box · 806 yd
Christmas tree at Pontsticill StationHeritage place · 806 yd
Dam and valve tower at PontsticillCastle, fort or tower · 1129 yd
The valve tower and overflow weir at Pontsticill ReservoirCastle, fort or tower · 1131 yd
Forest clearance west of Pontsticill ReservoirForest or wood · 1288 yd
Twynau GwynionMountain / peak · 1.3 mi