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Banc Round Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CM120. The barrow represents a significant example of prehistoric burial practice in Wales, dating to the Bronze Age period when such earthen mounds were constructed to mark the graves of individuals of status within their communities. The monument consists of a circular mound of earth and stone, a characteristic form of round barrow construction typical of the Bronze Age in Britain and Wales. As a funerary site, Banc Round Barrow provides archaeological evidence of ritual practices and social organisation during the Bronze Age and remains an important element of the prehistoric landscape of Carmarthenshire.
Banc Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM120. View the official record →
Banc Round Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CM120. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM120.
Banc Round Barrow 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 Round Barrow 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 CM120.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Amphitheatre (6.8 km), St John's Priory (6.9 km), Carmarthen Roman Town (part of) (7 km).
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