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Carn Twrch is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CM342. The monument represents the funerary and ritual practices of its era, constructed as a pile of stones marking a significant burial or ceremonial location. Round cairns of this type are characteristic of Bronze Age funerary architecture in Wales, though some examples may originate in the Neolithic period. The physical remains at Carn Twrch survive as evidence of prehistoric mortuary practices and the landscape use patterns of ancient communities in the region.
Carn Twrch round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM342. View the official record →
Carn Twrch is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Prehistoric period and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CM342. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM342.
Carn Twrch round cairn 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 Twrch round 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 CM342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Wen round cairn (1.1 km), Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to NE of (2 km), Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant (2.2 km).
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