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Bryn Bedd round barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and forms part of the landscape of prehistoric funerary practice in south Wales. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, representing the substantial grave goods and human remains that would have been interred during the second or third millennium BC. Such round barrows are characteristic of Bronze Age funerary tradition across Britain, though earlier examples from the Neolithic period are also known. The monument is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference Cadw SAM CM365, reflecting its importance as evidence for prehistoric burial customs and ritual activity in the region.
Bryn Bedd round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM365. View the official record →
Bryn Bedd round barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and forms part of the landscape of prehistoric funerary practice in south Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM365.
Bryn Bedd 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.
Bryn Bedd 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 CM365.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cothi Roman Aqueduct (4.9 km), Annell Aqueduct (upper section) (5.7 km), Hut at upper end of Annell Roman Aqueduct (5.9 km).
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