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Crug Hywel Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and forms part of the prehistoric burial landscape of south-west Wales. The barrow consists of a circular earthwork mound that would originally have contained cremated or inhumed remains, typical of ritual and funerary practices during the later prehistoric period. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it represents evidence of early communities' investment in monumental burial practices and territorial expression. The site contributes to understanding settlement patterns and ceremonial activity in Carmarthenshire during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
Crug Hywel Round Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM132. View the official record →
Crug Hywel Round Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and forms part of the prehistoric burial landscape of south-west Wales. 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 the UK.
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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