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Carn Llwyd is a ring cairn situated in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. The monument consists of a circular or roughly circular arrangement of stones, characteristic of ring cairn construction, which served ritual and funerary functions in prehistoric communities. Ring cairns of this type typically enclosed central spaces that may have held burials or been used for ceremonial purposes. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation system, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance to understanding prehistoric burial practices and ritual activity in south Wales.
Carn Llwyd ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE495. View the official record →
Carn Llwyd is a ring cairn situated in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE495.
Carn Llwyd ring cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Carn Llwyd ring cairn 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 PE495.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Huts, Enclosures & Field Systems, Bernards Well Mountain (8.7 km), Mynydd Castlebythe Round Barrows (9 km), Mynydd Castlebythe Ring Barrow (9 km).
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