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Carn Pen-Rhiw-Ddu is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and represents a form of funerary monument characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The cairn would have served as a burial structure and likely functioned within a ritual landscape associated with prehistoric communities. The site's designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of early Welsh settlement patterns and mortuary practices. The monument's physical form, as a mounded stone cairn, is typical of funerary structures erected across Wales and the broader British Isles during prehistory.
Carn Pen-Rhiw-Ddu is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM172. View the official record →
Carn Pen-Rhiw-Ddu is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and represents a form of funerary monument characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM172.
Carn Pen-Rhiw-Ddu dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Carn Pen-Rhiw-Ddu 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 CM172.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llwyncwmstabl round cairn (6.3 km), Banc Crucorford round cairn (6.5 km), Dorwen standing stone (6.5 km).
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