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Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf is a ring cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CM345. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of funerary and ritual structure characteristic of prehistoric Welsh upland communities. Ring cairns typically comprise a circular arrangement of stones with an open or sparsely filled central area, distinguishing them from solid cairns, and served functions related to burial practice and ceremonial activity. The site's location on elevated ground reflects the Bronze Age practice of positioning such monuments within the landscape in ways that may have held both practical and symbolic significance for local populations.
Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM345. View the official record →
Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf is a ring cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CM345. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM345.
Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to ESE of dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to ESE of 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 CM345.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant (0.3 km), Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to NE of (0.5 km), Nant Gwyn, round cairn and standing stone to S of (1.1 km).
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