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Beddau'r Derwyddon is a pillow mound located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the post-medieval period. This earthwork monument represents a form of medieval and early modern warren management, constructed to provide controlled habitat for rabbits, which were farmed as a valuable source of meat and fur. The site's name, meaning "the Druids' Graves" in Welsh, reflects a folk etymology that misidentifies the mound's original purpose. The monument survives as a prominent ridge-and-furrow earthwork and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation CM154.
Beddau'r Derwyddon is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM154. View the official record →
Beddau'r Derwyddon is a pillow mound located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM154.
Beddau'r Derwyddon dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a pillow mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Beddau'r Derwyddon 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 CM154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tair Carn Isaf Cairns (1.6 km), Banc Crucorford round cairn (2.2 km), Group of Burnt Mounds 300m SSW of Cilcoll Farm (5.4 km).
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