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Carn Wen is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. The monument consists of a circular pile of stones typical of prehistoric funerary and ritual monuments of the British Isles. As a round cairn, it served a religious, ritual, or funerary function within the prehistoric communities of Wales. The site is recorded under Cadw's schedule of ancient monuments as SAM CM340, recognising its archaeological and historical importance to understanding prehistoric burial practices and ceremonial activity in the region.
Carn Wen round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM340. View the official record →
Carn Wen is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM340.
Carn Wen 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 Wen 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 CM340.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn-Poeth-Uchaf, ring cairn to NE of (1 km), Stone Circle 200m SW of Cerrig Cynant (1.2 km), Nant-y-Mwyn Lead Mine Engine House, Rhandir-Mwyn (1.4 km).
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