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Crug Hywel Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork mound, characteristic of round barrows constructed during the second millennium before the present era as burial monuments for individuals of elevated social status. Such monuments served both funerary and ritual functions within Bronze Age communities, often containing cremated or inhumed remains accompanied by grave goods. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation system, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practice and ceremonial landscape use in Wales.
Crug Hywel Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM132. View the official record →
Crug Hywel Round Barrow 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 CM132.
Crug Hywel 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 Hywel 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 CM132.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hafod Camp (4 km), Burial Chamber near Cross Hands (4 km), Gelli Diogyn Hillfort (5.4 km).
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