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Bancbryn platform cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CM334. The cairn consists of a stone platform structure characteristic of Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial practices in Wales, representing the ritual and mortuary traditions of prehistoric communities in the region. Such platform cairns typically served as communal or individual burial sites and reflect the monumental investment prehistoric societies placed in their dead. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric funerary practices and religious beliefs in Carmarthenshire.
Bancbryn platform cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM334. View the official record →
Bancbryn platform cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference CM334. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM334.
Bancbryn platform cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a platform cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bancbryn platform cairn 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 CM334.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burial Chamber Nr Carn Llechart (3.8 km), Carn Llechart Stone Circle (3.8 km), Ring Cairn on Tor Clawdd (4.2 km).
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