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Crug Gorllwyn Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork mound, representing a burial structure typical of prehistoric ritual practice in Wales during the third to second millennia before the present. Such round barrows served as communal or elite burial places and functioned as focal points for religious and ceremonial activity within their local landscape. The monument's preservation makes it an important surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the region and contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in Carmarthenshire.
Crug Gorllwyn Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM108. View the official record →
Crug Gorllwyn Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM108.
Crug Gorllwyn 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 Britain.
Crug Gorllwyn 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 CM108.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crug Ieuan Round Barrow (3 km), Garreg Wen Standing Stone (3.2 km), Crug Glas Round Barrow (3.6 km).
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