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Mynydd Llangyndeyrn Round Cairns is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, comprising burial mounds characteristic of prehistoric ceremonial and mortuary practice. The site consists of round cairns constructed from stone, typical of monuments raised across Wales during the third and second millennia before the present. Such cairn groups served primarily as burial places for successive generations and functioned as focal points for ritual and communal observance within prehistoric communities. The monument's placement on elevated terrain reflects the deliberate siting of funerary monuments in prominent locations visible across the landscape, enhancing their significance as permanent memorials and territorial markers within the wider settlement pattern of prehistoric Carmarthenshire.
Mynydd Llangyndeyrn Round Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM203. View the official record →
Mynydd Llangyndeyrn Round Cairns is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, comprising burial mounds characteristic of prehistoric ceremonial and mortuary practice. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM203.
Mynydd Llangyndeyrn Round Cairns dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mynydd Llangyndeyrn 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 CM203.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone NE of Halfway House (2.9 km), Remains of Blast Furnace at Pont Henry (3.9 km), Gwempa Standing Stone (4 km).
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