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Crug y Deyrn Burial Chamber is a round barrow located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument consists of a circular earthwork mound that would have originally contained burial deposits and ritual deposits associated with funerary practices of its period. As a round barrow, it represents the characteristic mortuary monument type of Bronze Age Wales, serving as a communal or high-status burial place for its contemporary community. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the care of Cadw, reflecting its significance to understanding prehistoric religious and funerary practices in South Wales.
Crug y Deyrn Burial Chamber is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM127. View the official record →
Crug y Deyrn Burial Chamber is a round barrow located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM127.
Crug y Deyrn Burial Chamber 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 y Deyrn Burial Chamber 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 CM127.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Bach (5.2 km), Castell Mawr Mound and Bailey Castle (5.3 km), Bron-y-Gaer Camp (5.9 km).
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