What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Garn Wen, Cairn, Llanwrtyd Without as Cairn from the Unknown period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Garn Wen is a Neolithic chambered cairn dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. It is significant as one of the few surviving prehistoric tombs in the Brecon Beacons area, reflecting early ceremonial and funerary practices in south Wales.
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Places near here
Esgair DafyddMountain / peak · 587 yd
Victoria Wells, Llanwrtyd WellsSpa · 1.5 mi
Pen y DdinasMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Llanwrtyd ChapelChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.6 mi
Dol-y-Coed Well House, Llanwrtyd WellsWell House · 1.7 mi
Gelynos CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.8 mi
LofftwenRecorded historic place · 2.1 mi
Old Police StationMemorial · 2.1 mi
Cefn Uchaf forest edgeForest or wood · 2.3 mi
Open area in Crychan ForestForest or wood · 2.6 mi
Waterfall on the River IrfonWaterfall · 2.7 mi
Pwll Y Bo waterfallWaterfall · 2.9 miOther information
Photo: Anton Ciritis · CC BY-SA 2.0