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Carn Twrch round cairn is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The cairn consists of a circular pile of stones that would have served as a burial structure and ritual focus for the prehistoric communities of the region. Such round cairns are characteristic of early funerary practice in Wales and the broader Atlantic maritime zone, typically dating to the period between the fourth and second millennia before the present. The site is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference Cadw SAM CM342, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric burial custom and ritual practice.
Carn Twrch round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM342. View the official record →
Carn Twrch round cairn is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. 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 the UK.
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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