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Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon is a prehistoric domestic monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The site comprises a mound of burnt stone debris, characteristic of fulachta fiadh or burnt mounds, which are commonly dated to the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. Such monuments typically represent the remains of cooking places or water-heating installations, where heated stones were used to boil water in wooden troughs for food preparation or other domestic purposes. The burnt mound at this location provides archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement and subsistence practices in the Carmarthenshire landscape.
Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM299. View the official record →
Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon is a prehistoric domestic monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM299.
Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a burnt mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Burnt Mound on Esgair Ferchon 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 CM299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nantiwrch round barrow (3.9 km), Roman Road c. 250m SSW of Gilwen Farm (5.1 km), Roman Road c. 400m S of Benlan Farm (5.2 km).
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