What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Nant y Llestri, Cairn XVII 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.
Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Wales. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary practices and megalithic construction in the upland landscapes of Wales.
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Mountain streamMountain or hill · 1636 yd
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Misleading arch under Cwar y GigfranHeritage place · 1.2 mi
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