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Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr is a round barrow of Neolithic or Bronze Age date located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The monument comprises a circular cairn constructed from stone, characteristic of burial practices during the prehistoric period in Wales. Such cairns served as funerary monuments for the interment of the dead and likely held ritual significance within their contemporary communities. The site is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation as CM050, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric burial custom and settlement patterns in the Carmarthenshire landscape.
Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM050. View the official record →
Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr is a round barrow of Neolithic or Bronze Age date located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM050.
Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr 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.
Cairn Circle 585m NE of Meini Gwyr 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 CM050.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inscribed Stone in outer face of wall of St Michael's Church (now in Llandissilio Church) (5.8 km), Castell Gwyn (6.4 km), Crugiau Round Barrows (6.8 km).
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