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Carn y Gigfran is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving a funerary or ritual function. The monument consists of a circular stone heap constructed as a burial or ceremonial monument, characteristic of cairn building practices in Bronze Age Wales. Such cairns represent significant evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial customs in the region, reflecting the religious and ritual beliefs of their builders. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation SAM CM259.
Carn y Gigfran is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM259. View the official record →
Carn y Gigfran is a round cairn located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the prehistoric period and serving a funerary or ritual function. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM259.
Carn y Gigfran 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 y Gigfran 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 CM259.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Banwen Gwys Round Cairns (4.1 km), Carn Fadog round cairn (4.7 km), Cwm Twrch settlement and limekiln (5 km).
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