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Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The barrow forms part of the wider pattern of funerary and ritual monuments constructed across Wales during the Bronze Age period, serving as a burial cairn for elite or significant members of the prehistoric community. The monument is recorded under the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monuments register as CM119, affirming its archaeological importance and protected status. Like other round barrows of its period, the site would have functioned within a complex landscape of ritual and ceremonial activity, its elevated position within the topography reflecting the social significance of those interred within it.
Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM119. View the official record →
Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM119.
Bwlch-Bychan 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 the UK.
Bwlch-Bychan 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 CM119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Amphitheatre (7.2 km), St John's Priory (7.3 km), Carmarthen Roman Town (part of) (7.4 km).
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