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Gelli Dewi Uchaf linear round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The site comprises a linear arrangement of round barrows, a burial form typical of Bronze Age ritual practice in Britain. The cemetery represents a significant example of prehistoric communal or family burial traditions, with barrows constructed as earthen or stone mounds to mark the resting places of the deceased. Such linear barrow cemeteries suggest repeated use of sacred burial grounds over successive generations during the Bronze Age.
Gelli Dewi Uchaf linear round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM315. View the official record →
Gelli Dewi Uchaf linear round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM315.
Gelli Dewi Uchaf linear round barrow cemetery dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gelli Dewi Uchaf linear round barrow cemetery 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 CM315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caer Pencarreg (0.9 km), Three Round Cairns SE of Blaen Carreg (4 km), Hirfaen Standing Stone (4.3 km).
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