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Esgair Ffraith Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The site comprises round cairns typical of the Bronze Age period, constructed as burial structures serving ritual and commemorative functions for prehistoric communities. Such cairns frequently contained cremated or inhumed remains and represent important evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Wales. The monument's designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflects its archaeological significance as a surviving example of prehistoric ritual landscape in the region.
Esgair Ffraith Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM168. View the official record →
Esgair Ffraith Round Cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM168.
Esgair Ffraith Round Cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Esgair Ffraith Round Cairns 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 CM168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cothi Roman Aqueduct (6.7 km), Caer Pencarreg (7.1 km), Banc Maes-yr-Haidd barrows (7.1 km).
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