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Craig Twrch round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. The cairn consists of a roughly circular mound of stones constructed as a burial structure, reflecting the ritual and funerary practices of early Welsh communities. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation SAM CM363, recognising its archaeological importance and heritage value. Such round cairns served as communal or individual burial sites and remain significant evidence of prehistoric religious and mortuary traditions in Wales.
Craig Twrch round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM363. View the official record →
Craig Twrch round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM363.
Craig 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.
Craig 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 CM363.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cothi Roman Aqueduct (6.9 km), Banc Maes-yr-Haidd barrows (7.1 km), Annell Aqueduct (upper section) (7.6 km).
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