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Banc Maes-yr-Haidd is a round barrow located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument forms part of the funerary landscape characteristic of prehistoric Welsh upland regions, where such earthworks served as burial monuments and ritual focal points for contemporary communities. The barrow survives as an earthen mound, preserving evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and ceremonial activity. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric religious and funerary traditions in South Wales.
Banc Maes-yr-Haidd barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM339. View the official record →
Banc Maes-yr-Haidd is a round barrow located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM339.
Banc Maes-yr-Haidd barrows dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Banc Maes-yr-Haidd barrows is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM339.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nantiwrch round barrow (3.7 km), Dolaucothi Roman Aqueduct (3.8 km), Dolaucothi Mound (4.1 km).
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