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Crug Glas Round Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM CM113. The barrow represents a typical example of the round barrow tradition that flourished across Wales and Britain during the Bronze Age, serving as a burial structure for individuals of note within prehistoric communities. The monument's physical form, characteristic of its type and period, would have functioned as both a place of ritual interment and a visible marker of territorial or social significance within the landscape. Such barrows formed an important element of Bronze Age religious and funerary practice, reflecting the spiritual and social values of the period.
Crug Glas Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM113. View the official record →
Crug Glas Round Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM CM113. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM113.
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.
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 CM113.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross-Incised Stone in Churchyard (5.2 km), Ffos-y-Maen Standing Stone (5.7 km), Defended Enclosure 300m W of Pen y Gar (5.8 km).
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