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Prehistoric · Round Barrow

Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow

Carmarthenshire, Wales
Cadw SAM CM119
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Barrow
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference SAM CM119. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of funerary architecture characteristic of the second millennium BC in Wales. The monument comprises an earthen mound constructed over a burial or burials, reflecting the ritual and religious practices of Bronze Age communities in the region. Such round barrows served as prominent landscape features and functioned as focal points for ancestor veneration within prehistoric Welsh society.

Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM119. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow?

Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference SAM CM119. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM119.

What period does Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow date from?

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 Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bwlch-Bychan Round Barrow?

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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