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Prehistoric · Round Barrow

Crug Glas Round Barrow

Carmarthenshire, Wales
Cadw SAM CM091
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Round Barrow
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Crug Glas Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM CM091. The barrow represents a type of ritual burial structure that was widely constructed across prehistoric Britain, serving as a focal point for communal or elite interment practices. As a round barrow, the monument would have originally comprised an earthen mound raised over a burial deposit, though its current condition reflects the effects of archaeological investigation and natural erosion over millennia. The site contributes to the broader archaeological understanding of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in the Carmarthenshire landscape.

Crug Glas Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM091. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Crug Glas Round Barrow?

Crug Glas Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM CM091. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM091.

What period does Crug Glas Round Barrow date from?

Crug Glas Round Barrow dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Crug Glas Round Barrow?

Crug Glas Round Barrow 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 CM091.

What other scheduled monuments are near Crug Glas Round Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crug Ieuan Round Barrow (1.5 km), Garreg Wen Standing Stone (3.4 km), Capel Bettws (3.8 km).

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