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Cilgerddan ring cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The site consists of a ring cairn, a type of circular stone monument characteristic of later prehistoric burial practices in Wales and western Britain. Ring cairns typically comprised a circular arrangement of stones surrounding a central void or burial deposit, distinguishing them from solid cairn mounds. The monument represents an important example of Bronze Age funerary architecture in the region and is recorded in the Cadw schedule of ancient monuments.
Cilgerddan ring cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM329. View the official record →
Cilgerddan ring cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM329.
Cilgerddan ring cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cilgerddan ring 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 CM329.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnau'r Gareg Las (6.6 km), Pont Clydach settlement (6.9 km), Cwm Clydach settlement (7.5 km).
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